AC Milan: from Los Angeles to Boston

The balance of the American tour, ahead of Sunday's derby, is positive for the Rossoneri, who work, experiment, and spend time together. Despite defeats to Club America and Chelsea, the team grows.

Milan's American ended in a draw. At the Home Depot Center, Milan faced David Beckham's Galaxy, after the Englishman paid a visit to his former team mates. The match finished 2-2: on the Di Gennaro-Thiago Silva axis Milan opened the score, but Gordon's equaliser on an assist by Beckham came soon. In the second half Inzaghi took 17 minutes from his entrance to score, but again Gordon (again thanks to the collaboration of the British champion) 'ruined' the Rossoneri's party.

The stats

L.A. GALAXY: Ricketts (45' Saunders); Berhalter (45' Griffin), Gonzales, De La Garza, Dunivant (45' Sanneh); Donovan (45' Birchall), Miglioranzi (45' Kirovski), Beckham (75' Magee), Lewis (65' Klein); Gordon, Eskandarian (60' Jordan). Coach: Arena

MILAN: Kalac (45' Storari); Oddo (77' Albertazzi), Nesta (45' Favalli), Silva (81' Ikande), Jankulovski (45' Antonini); Flamini, Ambrosini (77' Strasser), Seedorf (71' Abate), Di Gennaro (45' Inzaghi); Borriello (69' Zigoni), Ronaldinho. Coach: Leonardo

REFEREE: Silviu Petrescu SPECTATORS: 27.000

AMERICA-MILAN

At the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Milan make their debut in the World Football Challenge: the match is positive, the team fights and responds well to the Mexicans' aggressive rhythm, who opened the score with Esqueda. Pippo Inzaghi, him again, doesn't agree and finds the equaliser on an assist of a good Flamini. For the striker from Piacenza it's the fourth goal in three friendlies. In the 39th minute of the second half, however, Marquez scores the second goal and gives his team the victory. Ronaldinho does well (the Brazilian also hits the crossbar), and is named man of the match. Onyewu debuts with the Rossoneri shirt.

Match stats

MILAN: Storari, Antonini (68' Zambrotta), Nesta (45' Onyewu), Favalli, Jankulovski; Gattuso (75' Strasser), Seedorf (55' Abate), Flamini (79' Ikande), Zigoni, Inzaghi, Ronaldinho

CLUB AMERICA: Navarrete; Cerda (90' Garcia), Rojas, Mosquera (82' Inigo), Rodriguez; Reyna, Sanchez, Carlos Silva (92' Kontogiannis), Beausejour (65' Martinez); Esqueda (79' Chitiva), Cabanas (69' Marquez)

GOALSCORERS: Esqueda (A) 55'; Inzaghi (M) 65'; Marquez (A) 84'

REFEREE: Alex Prus

MILAN-CHELSEA

At the M&T Bank Stadium the confrontation between past and present takes place: Ancelotti's Chelsea against Leonardo's new Milan. In Baltimore, in front of 71.000 enthusiastic Americans, the English side wins 2-1, after a 'real', hard-fought match, with three goals and three yellow cards, in which Milan didn't appear inferior to the London team. The Milanisti in fact hit the woodwork twice with Seedorf and Ronaldinho and hold the pitch well. 'The team moved very well, I am satisfied - Leonardo said at the end of the game -'There is a constant growth and even though we lost we managed to keep control of the match.'

Milan have the merit of reacting after Drogba's early goal (scored from over 30 meters) and finding the equaliser with a nice goal by Seedorf, on a pass of Ronaldinho, who's constantly improving. In the second half, Zhirkov scored the winner but Milan have no luck.

Il tabellino

MILAN: Kalac; Oddo, Thiago Silva (77' Kaladze), Nesta (67' Onyewu), Zambrotta ('73 Jankulovski); Flamini, Pirlo (71' Gattuso), Seedorf (63' Abate); Ronaldinho (78' Di Gennaro), Borriello (67' Zigoni), Pato (80' Inzaghi)

CHELSEA: Cech; Belletti, Terry, Ivanovich, Cole; Obi Mikel, Lampard, Bosingwa (90' Hutchinson), Zhirkov (85' Mancienne); Anelka (63' Shevchenko), Drogba (73' Pizarro)

GOALSCORERS: Drogba (C) 7'; Seedorf (M) 37'; Zhirkov (C) 69'

REFEREE: Mark Geiger (USA) BOOKED: Flamini (M) 35'; Ivanovich (C) 56'; Oddo (M) 76'

MILAN-INTER

Boston, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: Sunday 17.00 local time (23.00 Italian time).

Source: AC Milan Press