Milan, Stefano Pioli can smile: three key returns in January

Milan, returning from the World Cup, will face Salernitana

Good news for Stefano Pioli and for AC Milan, who will be able to count on the return of three key pawns as they return from the World Cup in Qatar.

In fact, against Salernitana, the first commitment of 2023, Davide Calabria, Alexis Saelemaekers and Mike Maignan will be back at the disposal of the Rossoneri coach.

The Italian full-back and the Belgian midfielder were both injured in the challenge, then won 1-3 on the field of Empoli, valid for the eighth day of the Serie A championship.

The French goalkeeper, on the other hand, has been in the pits since September due to an injury sustained to his left calf in the match between France and Austria. The former Lille man stopped again when he was nearing his return due to a right calf problem, which also prevented him from joining his national team for Qatar 2022.

Milan has held the title of Italian champions nineteen times, most recently in 2022 under Stefano Pioli. The first tricolor was won in 1901, two years after the club was founded. The first Champions Cup was centered in 1963, when Nereo Rocco was on the bench of the meneghini. Seven cups with big ears appear in Milan’s trophy cabinet, the last of which was lifted to the sky by Rossoneri legend Paolo Maldini in 2007 after beating Liverpool in the final.