The dates and times for the first four games of AC Milan’s 2023-24 season have been officially confirmed, the club have revealed.
We published a guide to the upcoming season yesterday including when the dates are for the first and last games as well and the international breaks that are pencilled in.
On Wednesday the league revealed the fixtures for the upcoming season which you can view in full here. The stand-out is that Stefano Pioli’s men will face Roma, Inter, Lazio, Juventus and Napoli in the first 10 games.
Now, the official website confirms that Serie A have announced the dates and times of the first four league games of the season, which are as follows:
➤ Matchday 1: Bologna vs. AC Milan, Monday 21 August 2023, 20:45 CEST
➤ Matchday 2: AC Milan vs. Torino, Saturday 26 August 2023, 20:45 CEST
➤ Matchday 3: Roma vs. AC Milan, Friday 1 September 2023, 20:45 CEST
➤ Matchday 4: Inter vs. AC Milan, Saturday 16 September 2023, 18:00 CEST
Hmm…
On paper, Inter should beat Milan. I hope not, but it looks like they will.
A lot depends on Milan’s new arrivals. Milan’s midfield has been grossly affected by Bennacer’s forced absence due to a long term injury and the subsequent sale of Tonali.
Does Pioli start Pobega alongside Krunic because they are used to his tactics – at least Krunic showed much improvement being able to play in the double pivot alongside Tonali last season. In truth Krunic has being a faithful servant.
The other scenario: does Pioli entrust one of the new arrivals, i.e. Loftus-Cheek alongside Krunic? Who among them dictates the play? Who pushes up? Who drops back to cover?
Third scenario: Does Pioli switch formation to maybe 4-3-3 to accommodate Pobega alongside the aforementioned duo of Krunic and Loftus-Cheek? Or do we get another person like the yet to be signed Reinjders, etc.?
A lot depends on how quick the new players arrive to take part in pre-season, and how fast and well they absorb Pioli’s methods.
The defence looks solid, but if the midfield is porous or weak, it puts unnecessary pressure on the defence and that can be catastrophic.
There’s a whole lot of pressure and this is the times for Pioli to show and prove his mettle. If any of the players does not integrate quickly or well, he has no excuse.
4231. Duo Krunic – RLC.
I don’t see my Milan winning any of the first 4 games, maybe lose against inter, juve, draw bologna and a narrow 1 nil Victory with Torino, but lazio and Roma I cannot predict as both coaches may gamble and that might favor Milan