# Who is the best manager in AC Milan history?

> Catenaccio reinventors, attacking revolutionaries and modern Scudetto-droughtbreakers all chase the San Siro crown. Who deserves it most?

*By YPB Team · Published May 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-manager-in-ac-milan-history*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Arrigo Sacchi**
   Italian innovator whose Milan won consecutive European Cups in 1989 and 1990.
2. **Fabio Capello**
   Italian tactician whose Invincibili Milan won the 1994 Champions League and four Scudetti.
3. **Carlo Ancelotti**
   Italian record-breaker who won two Champions Leagues and a Scudetto at Milan.
4. **Nereo Rocco**
   Italian pioneer who won Milan's first two European Cups in 1963 and 1969.
5. **Stefano Pioli**
   Italian coach who ended Milan's 11-year title drought by winning the 2022 Scudetto.
6. **Filippo Inzaghi**
   Italian striker turned coach who briefly led AC Milan.
7. **Gennaro Gattuso**
   Combative Italian midfielder who later coached AC Milan in 2017-19.
8. **Paulo Fonseca**
   Portuguese boss who took over AC Milan in 2024 from Roma.
9. **Cesare Maldini**
   Italian defender turned manager who coached AC Milan in the 1970s.
10. **Alberto Zaccheroni**
   Italian coach who won the 1999 Scudetto with AC Milan in his debut season.

Tags: football, ac milan, serie a, managers