The hosts had won their first Scudetto in over a decade last May and would be hoping to start the new campaign on a positive note against the Little Zebras.
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AC Milan will kick off their Serie A title defence against Udinese at San Siro on Saturday. The hosts had won their first Scudetto in over a decade last May and would be hoping to start the new campaign on a positive note against the Little Zebras. Milan are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 6-1 victory over Vicenza in their final pre-season friendly of the summer last weekend. Udinese, on the other hand, got the better of FeralpiSalo 2-1 in their Coppa Italia first round fixture on Friday. The White and Blacks had finished 12th in the Serie A standings last term and would be hoping to challenge for a top half finish this time around.
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Milan had an impressive pre-season, recording three wins and one loss in four friendlies. In their recent outing against Vicenze, Stefano Pioli’s side netted six times courtesy of a brace from Ante Rebic and one goal each from Rafael Leao, Junior Messias and Fikayo Tomori, while Nicola Dalmonte netted an own goal. Milan have not been very active in the transfer market, making only two notable first team signings in the form of Divock Origi from Liverpool and attacking midfielder Charles De Ketelaere. Meanwhile defensive midfielder Franck Kessie has departed the club to join Barcelona on a free transfer.
Udinese, on the other hand, didn’t have a great pre-season registering two wins and three defeats. However, the Little Zebras kicked off their competitive action for the new campaign on a positive note by defeating lower division side FeralpiSalo and going through to the next round of the domestic Cup competition. Gerard Deulofeu and Isaac Success netted for Udinese to secure the victory at Friuli.
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Milan’s talismanic striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sidelined with a knee injury and is not expected to be back this year. Therefore, Olivier Giroud is expected to be the target-man up front with Rafael Leao, Diaz and Messias in support. New arrival Origi is set to make his competitive debut on Saturday. Bennacer and Krunic could pull the strings in the midfield. As for Udinese, last game’s goal-scorer Success is likely to retain his place in the starting lineup as the target-man, with Deulofeu in support. New recruits Jaka Bijol and Adam Masina are likely to feature at San Siro.
AC Milan probable starting lineup: Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer, Krunic; Messias, Diaz, Leao; Giroud
Udinese probable starting line: Silverstri; Perez, Bijol, Masina; soppy, Pereyra, Wallace, Makengo, Udogie; Deulofeu, Success
The Serie A match between AC Milan and Udinese will take place at the San siro on Saturday at 10:00 pm IST.
| AC Milan vs Udinese | Key details |
| Date | August 13 |
| Venue | San Siro |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
The live coverage of the match will be available on Sports 18 network and Voot Select.
