Milan vs Udinese

The road to the new Serie A season: everything on the opening game at San Siro.

Assisting him will be the two linesmen Bottegoni and Galetto and fourth official Gariglio; the VAR official will be Mazzoleni, aided by Brfesmes. The Rossoneri play from memory and will be supported by an army of seventy thousand people in the stands. For the coach, who is not only from Piedmont but also used to play for the bianconeri, it is his first managerial experience in the top flight after a successful year in Serie B with Ascoli. There have been some changes to the squad list over the summer, especially in defence: some of whom already turned out last weekend in the 2-1 win over Feralpisalò in the first round of the Coppa Italia. This match saw Udinese take to the field with Silvestri in goal; Pérez, Bijol, and Masina in defence; Soppy, Pereyra, Lovric, Makengo and Ebosse in midfield; with Success and Deulofeu up top and both on the scoresheet. Given the lack of players unavailable, there are many possibilities available for the coach: in the middle we could see the pairing of Krunić and Bennacer, Messias and Saelemaekers in the supporting midfield three with Díaz favourite as a Number Ten. "To see San Siro full on 13 August will be special, and we need to take energy from that. They are physical – much more than us – and organised, so we need to be shrewd and astute to take advantage of each situation.