AC Milan or simply Milan is a professional football club which is currently standing on 6th position according to the point table of Italian top professional football league Serie A which is also considered world’s fourth most popular league tournament nowadays. Founding in 13th December, 1899, The Devil is one of the most successful club not only in the Italy but also all over the world. They have won many titles like Champions League seven times, UEFA Super Cup five times and so on. The Red and Blacks is now 3rd most supported club in Italy as well as 7th most supported club in Europe. They have considered Inter as their first rival.
At the end of 2015/16 season in Serie A which usually runs from August to May in every year, the Devil will have to take preparation to compete in next season of Serie A. In the meantime, they will play three pre season tour matches like previous season. This matches will take place in North America against Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Chelsea. Here we provide pre season tour schedules of the Devil which is listed below.
AC Milan 2016-17 Season Pre-tour Fixture –
| S/N | Date | Day | Time (BST) | Match against |
Tournament | Venue |
| 1. | 28th July, 2016 | Thursday | 02:00 | Bayern Munich | International Champions Cup | Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2. | 31st July, 2016 | Sunday | 03:00 | Liverpool | International Champions Cup | Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California |
| 3. | 4th August, 2016 | Thursday | 02:00 | Chelsea | International Champions Cup | U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
# Pre Season Tour of The Red and Blacks (Last Year):
| S/N | Year/Date | Match Between | Tournament | Ground |
| 1. | 10th July, 2015 | Milan Vs Alcoine
5 – 1 |
Friendly | Solbiate Arno, Italy |
| 2. | 14th July, 2015 | The Devil Vs Legnano
5 – 1 |
Friendly | Solbiate Arno, Italy |
| 3. | 18th July, 2015 | The Devil Vs Lyon
1 – 2 |
Friendly | Lyon, France |
| 4. | 25th July, 2015 | The Devil Vs Internazionale
1 – 0 |
International Champions Cup | Shenzhen, China |
| 5. | 30th July, 2015 | The Devil Vs Real Madrid
9 – 10 (P) |
International Champions Cup | Shanghai, China |
| 6. | 4th August, 2015 | The Devil Vs Bayern Munich
0 – 3 |
Audi Cup | Munich, Germany |
| 7. | 5th August, 2015 | The Devil Vs Tottenham Hotspur
0 – 2 |
Audi Cup | Munich, Germany |
| 8. | 12th August, 2015 | AC Vs Internazionale
2 – 1 |
TIM Trophy | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 9. | 12th August, 2015 | AC Vs Sassuolo
1 – 1 (4 – 3) P |
TIM Trophy | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 10. | 3rd Sep, 2015 | AC Milan Vs Mantova
3 – 2 |
Friendly | Mantua, Italy |
| 11. | 7th Oct, 2015 | AC Milan Vs Monza
3 – 0 |
Friendly | Monza, Italy |
| 12. | 21st Oct, 2015 | AC Milan Vs Inter
0 – 1 |
Berlusconi Trophy | Milano, Italy |
| 13. | 24th Nov, 2015 | AC Milan Vs Bari
1 – 0 |
Friendly | Bari, Italy |
| 14. | 24th Nov, 2015 | AC Milan Vs Inter
1 – 0 |
Friendly | Bari, Italy |
| 15. | 24th March, 2015 | AC Vs Varese
4 – 0 |
Friendly | Carnago, Italy |
# Short Information of AC Milan:
- Full Name – Associazione Calcio Milan S.p.A
- Short Name – A.C Milan or Milan
- Nickname – The Red and Blacks/ The Devil
- Established – 13th December, 1899
- Owner – Fininvest
- Head Coach – Cristian Brocchi
- Assistant Coach – Alessandro Lazzarini
- Goalkeeping Coach – Alfredo Magni
- Fitness Coach – Pietro Lietti, Bruno Dominici
- President – Silvio Berlusconi
- Home Ground – San Siro
- Location – Via Piccolomini 5, 20151 Milan, Italy
- Opened – 19th September, 1926
- Seat Capacity – 80,018
- Surface – Desso GrassMaster
- Holder – Municipality of Milan
- Designed By – Ulisse Stacchini, Alberto Cugini
- Development Cost – £5 million
- League – Italian Serie A
- Current Ranking – 6th
Though, the current performance of the The Red and Blacks is not good enough. According to their last five matches result, they lost two, drawn two and won rest one against Sampdoria. So, through the pre season matches, the Devil wants to come back strongly in next Serie A season. They will not take this matches so lightly. They will fight to the last. So, hopefully their pre season tour matches will be high voltage.
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