Milan concluded their pre-season preparations with a commanding 4-2 victory over Manchester United. Despite missing several key players, including Rafael Leao, Christian Pulisic, Matteo Gabbia, Santiago Gimenez, Mike Maignan, and Adrien Rabiot, the Italian side displayed resilience after falling behind early.
Manchester United opened the scoring in the 2nd minute when Harry Maguire connected with a corner kick, having shaken off Yunus Musah. While United looked to assert dominance, Milan goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani kept his side in the game, including a notable penalty save against Bruno Fernandes after Koni De Winter was penalized for a nudge on Youri Tielemans.
Milan found their rhythm as Samuel Chukwueze equalized in the 37th minute. Although Manchester United reclaimed the lead shortly after the break when Patrick Dorgu capitalized on a defensive error by Filippo Terracciano in the 51st minute, Milan mounted a decisive comeback. Alphadjo Cisse leveled the score at 2-2 in the 57th minute, and Goncalo Ramos headed the visitors into the lead in the 68th minute as Milan went 3-2 up following a cross from the persistent Chukwueze. Ruben Loftus-Cheek sealed the 4-2 result in the 71st minute, beating the goalkeeper at the near post.
The match saw extensive rotations for both sides. Manchester United’s starting XI included Lammens, Mazraoui (Dalot 61), Maguire, Heaven (Lisandro Martinez 61), Shaw, Andrey Santos (Mainoo 61), Tielemans, Diallo (Lacey 61), Bruno Fernandes, Dorgu (Rashford 61), and Cunha (Mbeumo 61). Milan’s lineup featured Torriani, Terracciano (Gila 61), De Winter (Vladimirov 84), Pavlovic (Diawara 84), Chukwueze, Jashari (Modric 61), Musah (Ricci 76), Estupinan (Bartesaghi 61), Loftus-Cheek (Comotto 84), Cisse (Saelemaekers 61), and Ramos (Camarda 76).
