 For the 2016–17 season, Inzaghi was originally replaced by Marcelo Bielsa.However, as the Argentine left his post after less than one week due to undisclosed reasons, he was named as permanent manager.He guided the team to fifth place in the domestic league as well as the final of the Italian Cup, lost to Juventus; on 7 June 2017, he renewed his contract until 2020.