Leo Duarte made his Milan debut off the bench, but the Rossoneri played out a disappointing 0-0 draw with Serie C side Cesena.
2019 Club Friendlies
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Match Reports
Marco Giampaolo again used Suso as a trequartista, this time behind Samu Castillejo and Krzysztof Piatek, as Rafael Leao was carrying a slight injury. Ismael Bennacer and Rade Krunic didn’t make the trip, while Lucas Paqueta was on the bench.
Paqueta replaced Lucas Biglia at half-time and it certainly livened Milan up, Suso forcing a save and Castillejo horribly wasting a golden opportunity.
Piatek, Ricardo Rodriguez and Hakan Calhanoglu started to shoot on sight, while Brazilian defender Leo Duarte made his debut.
Match Events
17' OFFSIDE! Valeri's goal disallowed
Manuel Sarao tries a through ball, but Emanuele Valeri is caught offside.
38' CHANCE! Suso's free-kick wide out
Suso left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
60' CLOSE! Calhanoglu's long shot wide out
77' SAVE! Paqueta's header stopped
Lucas Paquetá header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié with a cross.
Line-ups
Cesena XI: F. Agliardi, R. Sabato, D. Franco, N. Capellini, G. Rosaia, M. Sarao, Brignani, Borello, R. Maddaloni, E. Valeri, M. Cortesi
Subs: G. De Feudis, L. Ricci, S. Russini, K. Butić, J.M Valencia, A. Ciofi, S. Franchini, A. Brunetti, A. Olivieri
Milan XI: L. Biglia, Musacchio, R. Rodríguez, Borini, Calhanoglu, Castillejo, Suso, Romagnoli, Calabria, K. Piątek, G. Donnarumma
Subs: I. Strinić, A. Donnarumma, Conti, André Silva, Kessié, Gabbia, Léo Duarte, Lucas Paquetá, M. Soncin, M. Brescianini, D. Maldini, A. Mionić