The 2013–14 Serie A season saw the return of club-icon Kaka, joining on a free transfer during the summer transfer window following a poor spell at Real Madrid. Despite this, Milan made a poor start to the season, that saw them lose four of their opening 10 matches, including an opening day loss to Hellas Verona. Following a 4–3 defeat away to Sassuolo that left the club in 11th place, Massimiliano Allegri was sacked and was replaced by another club icon, Clarence Seedorf. At the time, Seedorf was still playing at Brazilian side Botafogo, but terminated his contract to take up the managerial role. Despite overseeing Milan's first 5-match winning streak since 2011, as well as a win against city-rivals Inter, Seedorf was sacked as Milan finished in 8th.