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After the shocking reports of last night, the official communication has now come: Milan once again part ways with the most iconic and legendary person in the history of Club - Paolo Maldini.Maldini, together with Frederic Massara, has been in charge of the sporting side of Milan in the last few years, rebuilding the team and leading them to a historic Scudetto in 2021/22.

AC Milan will close out their underwhelming season tonight at the San Siro against Hellas Verona.Verona are battling Verona while Milan have just secured Champions League football following the points deduction handed to Juventus and the 1-0 win last weekend.Milan can end the season on 70 points and potentially secure a 10 point or more gap over Juventus if they draw or lose hence putting to bed the talk of UCL by technicality.

Right before the 2nd leg in the Champions League against Inter and before the final stretch of the season, Milan found out today that they will be missing one of their most important players for a very lengthy period through injury.Bennacer picked up an injury last Wednesday at San Siro against Inter and it turned out to be quite a serious one, which required him going under the knife.

Stefano Pioli insisted "nobody is perfect or unbeatable" as Milan prepare to overthrow Napoli in the all-Italian Champions League quarter-final clash.Milan and Napoli will meet for the first time in European competition on April 12 in the first leg at San Siro, with Luciano Spalletti's side flying high in Serie A and UEFA's top club competition.

AC Milan travel to the capital to try and salvage their season and mark the official midpoint of the campaign with a victory.Milan will be looking to capitalise on the misfortunes of Juventus (who were docked 15 points) and Inter Milan (who saw Skriniar red carded and beaten 1-0 by Empoli) to take a strong hold of the second place spot.

AC Milan face Fiorentina tonight.Both sides are unbeaten in their previous four games.Milan are third while Fiorentina are twelfth for the moment.Stefano Pioli gets a few players back but will be missing Rafael Leao due to a suspension.H2H Milan 2-0 Fiorentina
Fiorentina 2-3 Milan
Fiorentina 4-3 Milan
Milan 1-0 Fiorentina
Milan 2-1 Fiorentina
Form Guide (all competitions) Fiorentina: L, W, D, W, W
Milan: L, W, W, W, W
Players to Watch Ante Rebic The winger comes in to replace the suspended Leao.

AC Milan are in London looking for a spot in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of the tie.Milan came away with a slight 1-0 advantage from the San Siro but as demonstrated by Chelsea FC last night against Borussia Dortmund, we cannot rest on our laurels.

Stefano Pioli wants Rafael Leao to lead a Milan resurgence as he warned his team their Champions League run must not come at the expense of a top-four finish.The Milan head coach said Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not yet ready to start games after making two substitute appearances since returning from major knee surgery.

Stefano Pioli credited Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his influence on Milan's squad as he suggested the fit-again striker will soon be able to make his first start of the season.Having undergone anterior cruciate ligament surgery shortly after helping Milan end an 11-year wait to win the Scudetto last May, Ibrahimovic made his first appearance of the campaign last week.

Stefano Pioli set Milan the target of securing a top-four finish in Serie A as he declared himself satisfied with the Rossoneri's response to a dire run of form.Milan went seven games without a win across all competitions recently, losing three successive league matches before stopping the rot against Torino last Friday.

Milan fans have been waiting for this moment for over 5 months, and finally the moment is here: Mike Maignan is fit again.The goalkeeper has been struggling with a calf injury for practically the entire season, and his comeback got postponed several times.However, after working partially with the group yesterday, today Maignan did the entire training session with the squad.

Verdict: AC Milan win Best Odds: 6/5 Bookmaker: Unibet In a real Serie A heavyweight showdown on Sunday night, AC Milan will welcome Atalanta to the San Siro for what could be a season-defining affair.AC Milan Starting with the hosts, while AC Milan might have marked their return from the World Cup break in the midst of a rather public nightmare, the Italian giants have found a welcomed boost over the past fortnight.

Stefano Pioli insisted Milan did not already have their eyes on their Champions League clash with Tottenham after a deserved defeat at Fiorentina.Milan saw a three-game winning run in Serie A come to an abrupt end after Nicolas Gonzalez and Luka Jovic inflicted a 2-1 defeat, despite Theo Hernandez's well-taken late strike on Saturday.

AC Milan host Torino in their opening fixture of the Coppa Italia for the 2022/23 season.Milan enter the competition on the round of 16 and are coming off a difficult fixture against AS Roma in the league.Milan face Torino who are one of only two teams to have beaten the Rossoneri in the current Serie A campaign.

AC Milan host Torino at the San Siro for the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia.Stefano Pioli will be rotating the squad but also the formation.Here are some key battles to look out for in the game:
Key Battles
Right wingback vs Left winger Wilfred Singo vs Sergino Dest The left wing is usually our stronger side and Pioli is planning to switch to a 3-5-1-1 which means both Leao and Hernandez will be on the bench.

AC Milan opened 2023 with a tricky trip to Salerno to face Salernitana who stole a point from us last year.Stefano Pioli was still missing numerous players, most significantly goalkeeper Mike Maignan.The side took the game by the neck in the opening fifteen minutes going up 2-0 as Rafael Leao and Sandro Tonali hit the ground running.

Ante Rebić and Fodé Ballo-Touré both suffered injuries in Milan's 3-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven and will be out for quite some time.Milan lost their last friendly before the return of Serie A in a shambolic fashion, playing a terrible game against PSV Eindhoven and losing 3-0.But that's not all the bad news for the game: as reported by Milannews.it,

AC Milan took on Lumezzane in an 80 minute friendly match at Milanello yesterday afternoon.The Rossoneri were facing off against the Serie D side who are unbeaten and have been playing continuously throughout the World Cup.The Rossoneri were stunned twice by the Lombardian side who took the lead on two occasions during the game.

AC Milan face Lumezzane in their first mid-season friendly at Milanello this afternoon.Milan will take on the Serie D side as Stefano Pioli looks to keep the team sharp and get ready for the title defence in the second half of the season.None of the players who featured at the World Cup are expected in this fixture.

AC Milan host Fiorentina at the San Siro for the final game of 2022.Milan need to win in this game otherwise they risk Napoli running away with the title and a scrap for the top four spots.Stefano Pioli needs to motivate his side to go all in and really fight for that second star as the last performance against Cremonese looked shambolic and without desire.

AC Milan host Fiorentina at the San Siro this afternoon for the club's final match of 2022 ahead of the FIFA World Cup break.Milan are coming off a poor period in the league with three consecutive shaky performances that saw a 2-1 loss to Torino, a 2-1 win over Spezia and a 0-0 draw with Cremonese that has allowed Napoli to extend their lead at the top to 11 points which is a mountain to climb at this point.

AC Milan have officially announced on their website that Giorgio Furlani will be the new CEP of the football club taking over from Ivan Gazidis in December 2022.Furlani is known to be a lifelong Milan fan and has been with the Board of Directors since 2018.Furlani studied at Bocconi and Harvard.He worked as a portfolio manager at Elliot Management and was central to the firm's investment strategy in Italy.

The Rossoneri announced earlier this week that Gazidis will step down as club CEO on December 5th, and today his replacement has been officially named.The name of the replacement has been known in the media for a while, but today the official statement on the website of Milan confirms:
"Milan announces today that Giorgio Furlani has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer to succeed Ivan Gazidis, who will end his tenure at the Club next month.

AC Milan have announced on their website that they will be travelling to the United Arab Emirates during the winter break for a training camp..
Coach Stefano Pioli and the remaining members of the first-team squad will be in Dubai from 11 to 20 December for a warm-weather training camp, which will also include a number of friendly games in preparation for the second half of the season.

Stefano Pioli was left frustrated as his Milan side were held to a 0-0 draw by winless Cremonese in Serie A on Tuesday.An impressive performance from Cremonese goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi saw him deny the likes of Divock Origi and Junior Messias as Milan dominated the first half.Origi thought he had broken the deadlock soon after the break, but a VAR check ruled him offside before Cremonese saw out the remaining minutes to pick up a valuable point and prevent Milan from keeping pace with leaders Napoli, who beat Empoli 2-0 earlier on Tuesday.