AC Milan news
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The gist
AC Milan drew 1-1 at Juventus on Sep 6, Gatti equalising in the 92nd minute.
Milan visit unbeaten Lazio next, with Pulisic set to make his season debut.
Background
Milan have started the 2026-27 Serie A season with seven points from nine — away wins over Torino and Venezia plus the 1-1 draw at Juventus — after losing their 2025-26 opener to Cremonese. The trip to Lazio is the last game before Milan's first midweek commitment of the season, Benfica at San Siro in the Europa League on Sep 16. Attention around the squad has centred on Christian Pulisic, who has played zero minutes so far this season.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2026AC Milan drew 1-1 at Juventus in Turin; Alphadjo Cisse scored midway through the second half and Federico Gatti equalised in the 92nd minute. Amorim admitted afterwards it might have been an undeserved win had his side held out.
- Sep 11, 2026In his pre-match press conference, coach Ruben Amorim said Christian Pulisic is "upset" about having zero minutes and will feature against Lazio.
- Sep 12, 2026Lazio vs AC Milan, Serie A, 18:00 CEST at Stadio Olimpico, referee Matteo Marcenaro (VAR: Meraviglia). Milan's official XI (3-4-2-1): Maignan; Gila, De Winter, Pavlović; Chukwueze, Modrić, Rabiot, Estupiñan; Loftus-Cheek, Cisse; Ramos, with Pulisic among the substitutes.
- Sep 16, 2026Benfica visit San Siro in the Europa League, Milan's first midweek commitment of the season.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Amorim said Pulisic is "upset, in the moment, because he has zero minutes and I love that... I love that in my players, but he's ready to play."
- Official
- Amorim said he "won't remove anyone who's doing well just to name a player. This is my way of managing the group, and I'll die with these principles."
- Caution
- Lazio go into the game with a perfect three wins from three under Gennaro Gattuso, every win by a single goal, while their own fans are staging an ongoing boycott of home matches in protest against club president Claudio Lotito.
Still unverified
Pulisic's exact role against Lazio — start or off the bench — was not confirmed; Amorim said he will feature either way. Matteo Gabbia (ankle) remained the main doubt after missing the Juventus game, though he returned to group training and could feature on the bench. One source listed the confirmed starting XIs as "to be updated when announced," with Lazio expected in a 4-3-3 and Milan in a 3-4-2-1 based on recent patterns.