These are the official lineups for Juventus-Milan, a match valid for the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup:
JUVENTUS: Di Gregorio, Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, Conceiçao, Koopmeiners, Mbangula, Valhovic. Available: Perin, Pinsoglio, Yildiz, Nico Gonzalez, Adzic, Fagioli, Weah, Douglas Luiz, Cambiaso, Rouhi. All.: Motta.
MILAN: Maignan, Emerson Royal, Tomori, Thiaw, Theo Hernandez, Bennacer, Fofana, Reijnders, Pulisic, Morata, Jimenez. Available: Sportello, Torriani, Calabria, Jovic, Zeroli, Pavlovic, Bartesaghi, Terracciano, Gabbia, Vos, Traoré, Camarda, Musah, Abraham. All.: Conceiçao.
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18.35 – As reported by our correspondent Antonello Gioia, the AC Milan bus has just arrived atAl-Awwal Park of Riyadh for the Italian Super Cup semi-final against Juventus, scheduled for this evening at 8.00 pm.
18.10 – Sergio Conceição he still has a very high fever, but will still be on the bench this evening in the Italian Super Cup semi-final against Juventus. The Portuguese coach, who will make his debut at the helm of Milan, declared yesterday in a press conference: “I'm not excited at all. I've got a cold, I had a fever of 39 degrees last night. That's why my eyes are teary.”
16.49 – There are three precedents between Juventus and Milan in the Italian Super Cup: the Bianconeri won the most recent one (1-0 on 16 January 2019 with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo), after the first two matches ended in the lottery of penalty kicks ( one success each). The Bianconeri are already the team faced most often by the Rossoneri in the competition (three).
16.30 – Sergio Conceição he has not yet recovered from the fever, which is why his presence on the bench this evening is in doubt. The Lusitanian, however, seems intent on gritting his teeth to be on the bench, but in the event of a withdrawal his two deputies, João Costa and Siramana Dembele, are ready to replace him.
15.55 – In the probable AC Milan lineup that should take to the field from the first minute against Juventus this evening in the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup, there is also Ismael Bennacer who should play in the Rossoneri's three-man midfield together with Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders. The Algerian, who should win the run-off with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Yunus Musah, has not played a starting match for Milan since 17 August 2024 against Torino at San Siro (first matchday of the championship).
15.21 – This is the refereeing team that has been designated for the Italian Super Cup semi-final between Juventus and Milan scheduled for tonight at 8pm:
Referee: COLOMBO
Assistants: PERROTTI – DEI GIGIGI
Fourth man: AYROLDI
WHERE: PATERNA
AVAR: MARINI
14.29 – In view of this evening's match against Milan, valid for the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup, Thiago Motta, coach of the Juventusshould confirm McKennie as a left back, while forward Nico Gonzalez is ahead on Conceicao. They will be there to complete the Juventus attack Star, Buyers e Vlahovic. This is the probable Juventus lineup according to La Gazzetta dello Sport: (4-2-3-1) Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie; Locatelli, Thuram; Nico Gonzalez, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic.
13.51 – “I'm not excited at all. I have a cold, I had a fever of 39 last night. That's why my eyes are shining”: with these words pronounced yesterday at the press conference, Sergio Conceicao he revealed that he had a fever. But will the Portuguese be regularly on the bench this evening against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup? According to what he reports SportMediasetthe new AC Milan coach still has a fever, but will do everything to be on the bench. If he doesn't make it, one of his two deputies (João Costa and Siramana Dembele) will lead Milan against the Bianconeri.
13.29 – A few hours before the kick-off of Juventus-Milan, the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup scheduled for tonight at 8pm in Riyadh, a delegation of RedBirdthe American fund of Gerry Cardinale, owner of the club in via Aldo Rossi, visited the Sports Center ofAl-Nassra club coached by former Rossoneri coach Stefano Pioli and where Cristiano Ronaldo plays, to view the facilities and share the renovation plans and ideas.
13.05 – Milan is preparing to play tomorrow evening's match against Juventus with three players within a booking of a booking: Morata, Breathe ed Emerson Royal. So in the event of a yellow card, will the three risk missing out on the eventual Italian Super Cup Final? No, given that since the last edition the Lega Serie A has changed the regulations on warnings and disqualifications between Serie A and the Super Cup. In the event that one of Morata, Fofana and Emerson, or all three, were booked tomorrow against Juventus, they would not serve the disqualification in the possible Super Cup final but in the first valid Serie A match, i.e. Milan-Cagliari on 11 January 2025.
12.22 – Great enthusiasm in Saudi Arabia for the Italian Super Cup which will begin for Milan this evening against Juventus. As reported in recent days by colleagues at Sport Mediaset, who hold the exclusivity of the event, l'Al-Awwal Parkthe facility where Pioli's Al Nassr plays and Cristiano Ronaldo who will host the competition, has already recorded the sold out for the match between the Bianconeri and the Rossoneri: all 25,000 tickets have been sold. For the occasion, the tournament will be played with a special golden ball.
11.31 | Not only Stefano Pioli present at Al Awwar Park today to support Milan against Juventus but also the former footballer Luca Antonininow coach of Al Nassr's U17 team.
11.00 | Today at Al-Awwar Park there will also be an old acquaintance of the Devil, the former coach Stefano Pioli who yesterday went to visit his former players at the Al Shabab technical centre. Hugs, smiles and jokes with the coach of the last Rossoneri scudetto and who in fact allowed Milan to be in Saudi Arabia these days, having achieved second place in the championship last season.
10.50 | WHERE TO SEE JUVENTUS-MILAN
Data: Friday 3 January 2025
Ora: 8.00pm (Italian time)
Stadio: Al-Awwal Park, Riyad (Saudi Arabia)
Tv: Channel 5
Web: MilanNews.it
10.20 | The Portuguese coach has Rafael Leao definitively excluded from the match: the number 10 was unable to recover from the injury suffered in Verona and we hope to have him back for the eventual final. Pulisic, Musah and Loftus-Cheek return to the group, but it remains to be seen what kind of autonomy they will have. For the rest, Conceiçao's choices are obligatory, it remains to be understood how he will decide to line up the team if with a 4-2-3-1 with Reijnders attacking midfielder or if with a 4-3-3 by lowering the Dutchman on the line of Fofana and one between Bennacer, Musah and Loftus-Cheek: to date the doubt is precisely on the third midfielder, with the Algerian ahead. Together with the tip Moratashould regain ownership Christian Pulisic: there aren't many alternatives as both Okafor and Chukwueze are injured, even if the American doesn't have 90 minutes as highlighted by the Rossoneri coach. On the left confirm for Jimenez. In defense, Conceiçao returns to the center Tomoripaired with Thiaw: on the exterior Royal and Theo. Below is the probability of Conceiçao's first Milan.
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