2023-12-21 18:29:48
On the sidelines since May 10, Isamaël Benacer will start to face Salernitana on Friday (8:45 p.m.) away.
AC Milan’s Algerian international Ismaël Bennacer will start Friday against Salernitana for the first time since injuring his right knee on May 10, his coach Stefano Pioli announced on Thursday. “He’s doing well and I hope to be able to count on him for more than sixty minutes. He will start the match and stay on the field as long as he can“, said Pioli.
Bennacer, 26, was injured during the 2023 Champions League semi-final first leg between AC Milan and Inter (2-0 defeat). He made his return to competition seven months later, at the beginning of December, in the league and has played two matches since, each time as a substitute.
A solidified midfielder
The Milan midfield will be formed during this meeting counting for the 17th day of the Italian Championship by Bennacer, Tijjani Reijnders and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, “very complementary environments“, rejoiced Pioli. The AC Milan coach did not wish to comment on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which on Thursday judged contrary to European law the opposing rules in 2021 by Fifa and UEFA to a Super League project. He also did not comment on the new Super League project unveiled shortly after the decision.
Contacted by AFP, AC Milan did not wish to make any comment either, just like Inter Milan and Juventus Turin who wished to participate in this Super League. AC Milan is currently 3rd in the Italian Championship, nine points behind leader Inter. Salernitana is 20th and last, five points from 17th place, synonymous with maintaining.
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