Report Pisa consider Davide Ancelotti to replace Gilardino

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Lorenzo Bettoni | Last updated Dec 23, 2025 9:16 AM ET

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Alberto Gilardino is on the brink at Pisa and could be replaced by Davide Ancelotti.

Pisa are considering sacking their coach Gilardino to hire Carlo Ancelotti’s son Davide, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports.

Pisa’s poor results in 2025-26

PISA, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Alberto Gilardino manager of Pisa Sporting Club looks on during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and SS Lazio at Arena Garibaldi on October 30, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Pisa have only won one game this season and sit 19th in the Serie A table.

Stefano Moreo’s late goal against Cagliari this past weekend avoided a new defeat for the Nerazzurri as well as Gilardino’s sacking, according to Gazzetta, but the coach’s dismissal only seems to have been postponed.

The newly promoted Serie A side will play the next match at home against Juventus, and Gilardino will likely be fired if they lose.

Naturally, Pisa’s poor results (one win, eight draws and seven defeats in Serie A this season) are the main reasons why club directors are considering sacking the 2006 Italy World Cup winner.

Ancelotti to replace Gilardino at Pisa?

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, SPAIN – APRIL 13: Davide Ancelotti, Assistant Manager of Real Madrid, looks on prior to the LaLiga match between Deportivo Alaves and Real Madrid CF at Estadio de Mendizorroza on April 13, 2025 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

Safety is just three points away for the Tuscans, and the club are planning to sign reinforcements in the January window, but with a new coach in charge.

Ancelotti has recently been sacked by Brazilian side Botafogo after completing his first season as the head coach of a professional club.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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