The City boss was awarded the prize in November and is in the running once again over overseeing a superb end to 2021.
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The all-London affair was confirmed after Tottenham Hotspur edged out West Ham 2-1 in their quarter-final match.
The governing body’s disciplinary panel ruled that Spurs forfeited the match after calling it off due to a worsening coronavirus outbreak and gave the French side the victory which saw Conte’s side exit the competition.
Spurs drew 0-0 with Everton in Antonio Conte’s first league match in charge before the international break, while Leeds also picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City last time out.
The Italian was confirmed as Nuno Espirito Santo’s replacement last week after the former Wolves boss was sacked following a dismal start to the season.
While Spurs enter the game on the back of a 3-2 Europa Conference League win over Vitesse, the Toffees are seeking to end a run of three straight Premier League defeats.
As MailOnline exclusively revealed yesterday morning, Nuno Espirito Santo was axed as Spurs head coach, the club confirming the Portuguese’s departure just before 10am.
52-year-old Conte last coached Inter Milan.
The Lilywhites relieved Nuno Espirito Santo of his duties on Monday morning following the weekend’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester United – his ninth defeat from 17 games in charge.
Spurs manager Nuno is under huge pressure after a poor start to the season, including yesterday’s defeat to Manchester United.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his job at Old Trafford after the humiliating 5-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
The feeling within the club is that while the result was bitterly disappointing and painful for everyone, the immediate focus is on improving after picking up one point from their last four Premier League games.
The 60-year-old took charge of his 1,000th game as a manager in Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, which also marked the first Magpies clash under the new Saudi-backed ownership.
The 45-year-old former Lazio and Italy striker succeeds Antonio Conte, who left Inter last week after guiding them to the Serie A title.
The former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy boss ended Inter’s 10-year trophy drought by clinching the Scudetto ahead of city rivals AC Milan, but his exit comes amid reported disagreement with the club’s ownership over finances and the need to cut costs and sell players this summer
Antonio Conte’s side put one hand on the trophy with a 2-0 win against Crotone on Saturday, but Atalanta’s 1-1 draw at Sassuolo on Sunday ensured the Serie A leaders retained an unassailable 13-point cushion with four matches to spare.
Coach Antonio Conte ran onto the pitch to celebrate with his players as the goal restored Inter’s 11-point advantage over second-place AC Milan, which won 3-1 at Parma on Saturday
Record 13-time winners Juve will be favourites to reach a sixth final in seven years when they bid to complete the job in the return game in Turin next Tuesday.
As reported by FcInter1908.it, Serie A’s sporting judge Gerardo Mastrandrea on Tuesday ruled that the former Italian national team coach must miss the Nerazzurri’s upcoming league fixtures against Benevento and Fiorentina, while also giving Conte a fine of €20,000.
The visitors travelled to Udine on a high after beating title rivals, Juventus, 2-0 last weekend.