Sinisa Mihajlovic has been relieved of his role as AC Milan coach.

The club would like to thank Mihajlovic for the dedication and hard work carried out this season.

Cristian Brocchi will now be in charge of the first team until the end of the season. AC Milan would like to welcome Mr Brocchi and wish him all the best.

MILAN – Milan and Sampdoria meet on Sunday evening at the Luigi Ferraris stadium. Below are all the previous post-war games between the two sides in the month of April.

Sunday 8 April 1973, SAMPDORIA-MILAN    1-4     (6′ Rivera, 21′ Salvi, 26′ Bigon, 48′ Biasiolo, 68′ Bigon)

Sunday 14 April 1985, SAMPDORIA-MILAN    2-1   (40′ Vierchowod, 72′ Souness, 83′ Battistini)

Saturday 18 April 2010, SAMPDORIA-MILAN    2-1       (20′ Borriello, 53′ pen. Cassano, 92′ Pazzini)

MILAN – Antonio Nocerino was a guest on Milan Channel yesterday evening, speaking on the phone from Orlando (Florida). He spoke a lot about Mario Balotelli chances of making the Euros this June. He said: “I don’t think his chances are zero, I don’t think the door has been completely shut. I like Mario and always have since he arrived at Milan and took the team to third place in the league with his goals in 2013. Technically he is superior to most players and he is a good lad. Antonio Conte knows him well, he is only thinking about the team, he is 100% focused on working as a group and the way I see it Mario’s way of playing is not incompatible with Conte’s way of playing. I will always be a Milan fan, I know that the Milan shirt is not just a shirt but a sort of amour for those who wear it, I really hope that Mario can do well, I saw the game against Juventus.”

MILANELLO – Following two days off the Milan squad will resume training this afternoon in preparation for the game against Sampdoria while the blucerchiati will resume training tomorrow.