Conceicao, a former Inter Milan and Lazio player, was hired in late December in place of his countryman Paulo Fonseca on a contract until next year.

He began in positive fashion at Milan by winning the Italian Super Cup in January, beating local rivals Inter in the final in Riyadh.

But he failed in his task of getting a Champions League spot for a talented but inconsistent team frequently accused of having a bad attitude.

And the 50-year-old’s fate was sealed when Milan lost the Italian Cup final to Bologna earlier this month.

Conceciao, 50, won 16 of 31 games in charge at Milan, including 11 victories, seven losses and three draws in the league and also had to deal with vociferous protests from supporters against the club’s American owners RedBird.

Fans demonstrated in large numbers outside Milan’s headquarters ahead of their team’s final match of the season, a dead-rubber against relegated Monza last weekend.

That protest was a culmination of months of visible anger from supporters who have watched Milan slide down the league after Stefano Pioli took them to second place in 2023/24.

For months matches have been punctuated by loud calls for owner Gerry Cardinale, the founder of investment fund RedBird, to sell the club as fans watched Inter battle for the Serie A title and arrive at this weekend’s Champions League final.