Comments and predictions for Chelsea vs AC Milan: Spectacular comeback
The friendly match between Chelsea vs AC Milan takes place at 9:00 p.m. on August 10. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Chelsea vs AC Milan squad information
While long-term absentee Wesley Fofana has finally returned to training, Chelsea will be without defensive mainstay Levi Colwill for several months, after the England centre-back suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training.
Dutch centre-back Jorrel Hato is part of the latest spending spree – almost £250m on eight players – so he can provide the necessary depth; Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile are also options.
Reece James is likely to captain, playing at either right-back or midfield; Joao Pedro and Liam Delap will compete for a starting spot up front, while Nicolas Jackson appears set to leave the team.
Meanwhile, Milan's starting line-up is likely to be significantly different to that against Leeds on Saturday, given the short time between games.
Belgian league “Player of the Season” Ardon Jashari has just joined the Rossoneri from Club Brugge, essentially replacing mainstay Tijjani Reijnders, who signed for Manchester City earlier this summer.
Alvaro Morata is said to be on the verge of a move to Como, while Luka Jovic and Tammy Abraham (on loan) have left the club and Christian Pulisic is still struggling with an ankle injury. So Max Allegri can rely on Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez to lead the line in London.
Latest expected lineup for Chelsea vs AC Milan
Chelsea:Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Hato, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Gittens; Pedro
AC Milan:Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Ricci, Modric, Musah, Estupinan; Leao, Gimenez
Latest Chelsea vs AC Milan football review
Chelsea's form in the United States, where they won the FIFA Club of the Year award after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the final, has certainly given the London club hope in the 2025-26 title race.
Participation in the Club World Cup could impact the upcoming campaign given Enzo Maresca's side have relatively little time off, but Chelsea have once again been bold in the transfer market.
After going all the way to the Europa Conference League title and finishing fifth in the Premier League last season, the Blues have brought in Joao Pedro, Estevao, Liam Delap and a number of other names to supplement an already bloated squad.
Following Friday's 2-0 friendly win over Bayer Leverkusen, they have won 15 of their last 17 games, suggesting their seemingly "risky" transfer strategy could still be paying off.
The real action begins with the home opener against Crystal Palace next week, but first Maresca's men will continue to build up their fitness by welcoming once-glorious Milan to Stamford Bridge.
In contrast to the home team, Milan had a forgettable 2024-25 season, when a chaotic year forced them to part ways with two Portuguese coaches - first Paulo Fonseca, then Sergio Conceicao.
Despite winning the Italian Super Cup within a week of Conceicao taking charge, they then lost miserably in the Coppa Italia final and were knocked out of the Champions League by Feyenoord.
A mere eighth place in Serie A made change at San Siro inevitable, and former coach Massimiliano Allegri returned to take charge of the failing seven-time European champions.
Following friendlies in the Far East against Liverpool and Arsenal, the Rossoneri's recent rebuild continued with a 9-0 win over Perth Glory, and they will close with another double-header against Premier League sides.
This weekend, Milan have to face Leeds United in Dublin and then visit Chelsea, so Allegri will certainly rotate his squad with new recruits such as veteran conductor Luka Modric.
Due to their lowly position last season, Milan will begin their competitive campaign next week, hosting Bari in the first round of the Coppa Italia before facing newcomers Cremonese in Serie A six days later.
Latest Chelsea vs AC Milan score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Chelsea vs AC Milanas follows:
- Sportsmole:Chelsea 2-0 AC Milan
- WhoScore:Chelsea 2-1 AC Milan
- Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 2-1 AC Milan
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