Milan-Lumezzane is a friendly and will be played on Thursday at 17:00: stats, TV, streaming, likely line-ups, predictions
First pre-season friendly for AC Milan, who at the Milanello training centre will face Lumezzane, a side who will play in Serie C next year. It will be little more than a training match that, in any case, will give the Rossoneri coach Stefano Pioli important indications on the condition of his men, on their return after the holidays.
Then Theo Hernandez and his team-mates will leave for the United States, in a tour that will see them face Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona in the space of a few days. In the season that ended a month and a half ago now, the Diavolo failed to defend the tricolour won the year before, exiting very early from the Scudetto race and fighting to the last for a place in the Champions League. In the end, the goal was achieved, but also thanks to the ‘assist’ of Juventus’ penalty, which with two days to go in Serie A 2022-23 found itself 10 points down. On the other hand, the path in the Champions League was positive, where the Rossoneri went as far as the semi-final, lost after the Euroderby double against Inter. This season opened in a tumultuous way, to say the least: the farewells of Maldini and Massara have unsettled the fans, as well as the sale of Sandro Tonali, who went to Newcastle for around 70 million.
On the other hand, Pioli will be able to count on former Chelsea players Loftus-Cheek and Pulisic, as well as Romero, who has arrived from Lazio, and former Az Alkmaar player Reijnders, announced in the last few hours. For the first three there will certainly be space in the test with the Brescia side, who regained Serie C last season.
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The Prediction
Pioli should field a competitive line-up, in which many of the new arrivals will find space. The Rossoneri are likely to score between two and four goals.
A Milan-Lumezzane’s likely line-up
- MILAN (4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Calabria, Gabbia, Caldara, Hernandez; Pobega, Loftus-Cheek; Romero, Adli, Pulisic; Origi.
- LUMEZZANE (4-3-3): Tota; Antonelli, Pogliano, Calì, Alessandro; Mauri, Parodi, Pesce; Poledri, Tortelli, Regazzetti.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-0
