Coach DNA
Playing style
dribble-heavy · creative
Style consistency
More consistent than 84% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Fiorentina
Aug 2017 – Dec 2025 · 95 matches
1.23 points per game in Serie A (83 matches).
Fiorentina with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.43 (300 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +75 above the league average under him, +46 under the others.
Most used
- J. Veretout6,066' · Elo 1,899
- C. Biraghi5,997' · Elo 1,861
- F. Chiesa5,950' · Elo 2,115
- G. Pezzella5,656' · Elo 1,710
- G. Simeone5,204' · Elo 2,055
- M. Benassi5,094' · Elo 1,670
- N. Milenković3,993' · Elo 2,282
- Vitor Hugo3,604' · Elo 1,886
- M. Sportiello3,202' · Elo 1,807
- A. Lafont2,655' · Elo 2,108
Al-Nassr
Sept 2024 – May 2025 · 44 matches
2.00 points per game in Saudi Pro League (31 matches).
Al-Nassr with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.34 (134 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +323 above the league average under him, +286 under the others.
Most used
- Bento3,870' · Elo 2,397
- S. Mané3,514' · Elo 2,241
- Nawaf Boushal3,202' · Elo 2,313
- Cristiano Ronaldo3,106' · Elo 1,844
- M. Brozović3,022' · Elo 2,238
- M. Simakan3,001' · Elo 2,382
- Sultan Al Ghannam2,638' · Elo 2,268
- Otávio2,607' · Elo 2,259
- Ângelo2,194' · Elo 2,262
- Aymeric Laporte1,806' · Elo 2,458
AC Milan
Oct 2019 – May 2024 · 231 matches
2.02 points per game in Serie A (174 matches).
AC Milan with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.70 (201 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +205 above the league average under him, +173 under the others.
Most used
- T. Hernández17,449' · Elo 2,456
- Rafael Leão13,641' · Elo 2,309
- D. Calabria11,934' · Elo 2,150
- F. Tomori11,815' · Elo 2,367
- I. Bennacer10,039' · Elo 2,001
- M. Maignan9,859' · Elo 2,486
- S. Tonali9,149' · Elo 2,364
- O. Giroud9,083' · Elo 1,527
- F. Kessié8,852' · Elo 2,243
- S. Kjær8,552' · Elo 2,039
Inter
Nov 2016 – May 2017 · 27 matches
1.70 points per game in Serie A (23 matches).
Inter with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.88 (116 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +145 above the league average under him, +186 under the others.
Most used
- D. D'Ambrosio2,320' · Elo 1,484
- S. Handanovič2,228' · Elo 1,959
- A. Candreva2,174' · Elo 1,558
- M. Icardi2,042' · Elo 2,068
- Miranda1,944' · Elo 1,640
- I. Perišić1,935' · Elo 2,097
- G. Kondogbia1,525' · Elo 2,099
- J. Murillo1,473' · Elo 1,770
- R. Gagliardini1,425' · Elo 1,786
- G. Medel1,416' · Elo 1,524
Players under Stefano Pioli
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- P. Kalulu+850
in 112 matches · AC Milan
- Brahim Díaz+765
in 121 matches · AC Milan
- R. Krunić+728
in 135 matches · AC Milan
- C. Tătărușanu+726
in 37 matches · AC Milan
- S. Tonali+698
in 127 matches · AC Milan
Fell most
- David de Gea−168
in 20 matches · Fiorentina
- R. Mandragora−167
in 20 matches · Fiorentina
- L. Ranieri−167
in 18 matches · Fiorentina
- Aymeric Laporte−161
in 25 matches · Al-Nassr
- Z. Ibrahimović−148
in 71 matches · AC Milan
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−89Samir1751
in 6 matches · Udinese
−80in 6 matches · Udinese
−80L. Montipò1947
in 8 matches · Verona
−80N. Milenković2282
in 6 matches · Fiorentina
−77M. Faraoni1418
in 7 matches · Verona
Nemeses
+252A. Beghetto1430
in 3 matches · Frosinone
+232F. Acerbi1987
in 16 matches · Inter
+205N. Barella2443
in 20 matches · Inter
+204A. Bastoni2552
in 15 matches · Inter
+181P. Pellegri1733
in 4 matches · Torino
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −92
Maurizio Sarri2182
in 15 matches · Lazio
- −65
in 9 matches · Bologna
- −51
Claudio Ranieri2245
in 8 matches · Cagliari
- −43
E. Di Francesco1973
in 9 matches · Lecce
- −42
José Mourinho2421
in 6 matches · AS Roma
Nemesis coaches
- +153
Simone Inzaghi2485
in 22 matches · Inter
- +153
Ivan Jurić2146
in 12 matches · Atalanta
- +127
Gabriele Cioffi1770
in 4 matches · Udinese
- +110
Alessio Dionisi1857
in 5 matches · Sassuolo
- +77
Davide Nicola1975
in 8 matches · Empoli
Playing style
How Stefano Pioli's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.57style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 84% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
AC Milan228 matches
Fiorentina93 matches
Al-Nassr44 matches
Inter27 matches