LIVE MN – Towards Porto-Milan: Krunic favorite over Maldini. Giroud owner, Ibra on the bench

This is the probable Rossoneri formation: Tatarusanu; Kalulu, Kjaer, Tomori, Calabria; Tonali, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Krunic, Leao; Giroud.

14.54 – Felix Brych will be the referee of tonight’s match between Porto and Milan. The Rossoneri have met the German whistle five times with a balance of one victory, Zenit-Milan 2-3 in 2012), three draws (Milan-Real Madrid 1-1 in 2009, Ajax-Milan 1-1 in 2010, Milan- Barcelona 1-1 in 2013) and a defeat (Milan-Manchester United 0-1 in 2021).

14.20 – Including qualifiers, seven of AC Milan’s eight away games in UEFA competition in Portugal ended in a draw (1W); the only partial victory came against Porto in March 1993 (1-0 thanks to a goal from Jean-Pierre Papin).

14.01 – This is the referee team that has been designated for Porto-Milan, a match valid for the third day of group B of the Champions League:
ARBITOR: Felix Brych GER
ASSISTANT: Mark Borsch GER – Stefan Lupp GER
FOURTH MAN: Daniel Schlager GER
WHERE: Marco Fritz GER
ASSISTANT WAS: Chris Kavanagh ENG

13.30 – Stefano Pioli, for tonight’s match against Porto, will have to do without the contribution of the injured Maignan, Plizzari, Rebic, Messias, Florenzi, the suspended Kessie, Theo Hernandez and Brahim Diaz who tested positive at Covid and Mirante who arrived at Milanello a few days ago and is preparing for it. To these must also be added Castillejo, Conti and Pellegri who were not included in the Champions League list.

13.06 – Porto and AC Milan have not met since the 2003 European Super Cup Final, when Porto were defending UEFA Cup champions and AC Milan had just won the Champions League. The Rossoneri won 1-0 with a goal from Andriy Shevchenko.

12.30 – This is Milan’s program today in view of tonight’s match against Porto scheduled for 21: soon, the team will perform muscle awakening in the hotel, followed by lunch, rest, snack and finally the technical meeting. The transfer to the stadium is instead scheduled at 6.15 pm. Milan will return to Italy in the night with a private flight to Malpensa.

11.00 – It will be a relay AC Milan that will face Porto. As reported by Corriere dello Sport, Giroud will lead the Rossoneri attack from the first minute, then it will be up to Ibrahimovic. An alternation between Krunic and Maldini is also plausible: the Bosnian will play in the center of the trocar, but it is difficult for him to have 90 minutes in his legs. Daniel Maldini is ready to take over and it would be useful to have more offensive quality.

10.30 – Here is the Porto formation that Conceiçao could field tonight in the Champions League match against Porto. Diogo Costa in goal, then a back four formed by Joao Mario, Pepe, Mbemba and Wendell; in midfield the tandem Uribe-Sergio Oliveira, with Otavio, Corona and Luis Diaz behind the striker, the Iranian Mehdi Taremi.

10.20 – Krunic’s quotations rise on the trocar. The Bosnian is ahead in the run-off with his young department colleague, Daniel Maldini: “It takes a while to get back to one hundred percent after an injury – Pioli said yesterday about Krunic – Rade will play for the place with Maldini” . The former Empoli player is not yet in top condition and does not have ninety minutes in his legs, but he is still able to start from the beginning and make his contribution to the Rossoneri cause in such an important challenge.

09.30 – Here is the Milan line-up that Pioli could field tonight in the Champions League match against Porto. Tatarusanu in goal, then a back four formed by Kalulu, Kjaer, Tomori and Calabria (deployed in the role of left-back); in the middle of the pitch there is space for the Tonali-Bennacer tandem (Kessie is disqualified), with Saelemaekers, Krunic (favorite over Daniel Maldini) and Leao in support of Giroud.

08.40 – Milan needs a win against Porto to stay in the running in Group B of the Champions League. As Corriere della Sera points out, to keep alive the dream of qualifying for the round of 16 you have to beat the Portuguese both tonight and at the return to San Siro and then try to score points against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool. A company is needed, already, but it was known from the moment of the draw. Milan believes in it and is doing well: it’s too early to give up.

08.10 – “Milan with Giroud plus Ibra as spare”. This is the title that today’s edition of Tuttosport dedicates to the Rossoneri who are alive in the Champions League match scheduled for tonight at the Do Dragão stadium. “Crucial challenge in Porto”, writes the well-known sports newspaper, which then adds: “It’s still up to the Frenchman while Pioli for Zlatan thinks about a job during the match.” is ready to play immediately. “

Friends and friends of Milannews.it, there is less and less to the kick-off for Porto-Milan, a match valid for the 3rd day of Group B of the Champions League. Thanks to our live text, we will keep you company and keep you updated on all the latest news coming from Porto. Stay with us !!!

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