AC Milan, founded in 1899, remain one of Italian football’s fixed points, playing at the Stadio San Siro with the scale and expectation that come with the name.
Their squad is valued at around £475.5m by Transfermarkt, with 46 players and an average age of 24. It is a large, relatively young group rather than a lean finished article.
Last season’s league form closed unevenly, with defeats to Cagliari, Atalanta and Sassuolo offset by away wins at Genoa and Hellas Verona, plus a goalless draw with Juventus. Their away numbers were stronger than their home ones: 1.5 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per match on the road, compared with 1.3 scored and 1.1 conceded at San Siro.
Christian Pulišić and Rafael Leão led the scoring with 10 goals each, supported by Christopher Nkunku on eight, Adrien Rabiot on six and Strahinja Pavlović on five. For Celtic supporters, Milan are a familiar type of opponent: technically stocked, financially powerful, and capable of causing problems without needing to dominate a match.
