Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between AC Milan and Inter Milan. The International Champions Cup match scheduled for 8 a.m. ET will be held at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, China and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
AC Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic (via Yahoo Sports): "There's a lot of anger [about the club's situation], but we have to improve in every aspect. Most important [to improve] is the sacrifice and the intensity we have for each other. Of course there are a lot of things to improve in the squad-the intensity of play, the work ethic-but at the end of the day it is important that you have to sacrifice yourself for the other players. That's the key to success."
Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini (via Football Italia): "[Milan Coach Sinisa] Mihajlovic is a great friend of mine. I'm happy to meet him here for the first derby of the season. I'm sure both Milan clubs will be challenging for the top honors again."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Geoffrey Kondogbia was brought in from AS Monaco to provide stability and recover the ball in the club's midfield. In 23 appearances last season, the 22-year-old averaged 3.1 tackles and 2.5 interceptions.
AC Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Lopez; Abate, Alex, Paletta, Antonelli; Jong, Montolivo, Bertolacci; Honda, Bacca, Cerci
Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; D'Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Miranda, Montoya; Kondogbia, Hernanes, Medel; Kovacic; Palacio, Icardi
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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