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By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim revealed after the Benfica game that he is willing to adapt in order to get the most out of his AC Milan squad, but how might he change? The disappointing defeat against Benfica – both in terms of the result and the performance – has sparked debate

By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan are digging themselves a hole with their first-half performances, and the starting line-ups might be to blame. Milan’s loss against Benfica confirmed what everyone has been saying about them so far: they start games poorly. The starting X

By: Oliver Fisher San Siro is celebrating a very special landmark over the weekend as it turns 100 years old, and Daniele Massaro knows the stadium better than most. Massaro became one of the faces of Milan’s most successful era and is the embodiment of being a fan-favourite, amo

By: Oliver Fisher The AC Milan management are plotting how to bolster the defensive department Ruben Amorim has to work with, a report claims. Calciomercato.com begin a report by stating that among the current weaknesses of Milan is a defensive line that Amorim himself defines as

By: Oliver Fisher Yet more changes in personnel are expected from Ruben Amorim when AC Milan take on Lecce in their final game before the break. As La Gazzetta dello Sport write, Milan returned to work immediately at Milanello yesterday. Those who started in the Europa League def

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan lost their first game of the season against Benfica on Wednesday night, but there is already a fatalistic narrative. Corriere dello Sport recall what Ruben Amorim said after the Europa League defeat: “We create few chances and don’t fill the penalty are

By: Oliver Fisher Fabio Capello has some worries about the way that AC Milan are playing under Ruben Amorim, and about some individuals within the squad. There has been a lot of criticism levelled at Amorim and the Milan squad after their 2-0 loss to Benfica on Wednesday night. N

By: Oliver Fisher The day after the defeat against Benfica was decidedly bitter for AC Milan, and it brought news of Gerry Cardinale’s arrival. As Calciomercato.com recall, Milan were jeered both at the end of the first half and at the final whistle. The fans chose to make clear

By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim spoke before the Benfica game about having a squad not entirely suited to his style, but who specifically was he referring to? La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recall this morning that Amorim went from calling it a ‘ten out of ten transfer windo

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan suffered an early setback on their return to the European stage as they were beaten 2-0 at San Siro by Benfica. Milan were punished for an early defensive lapse when Dodi Lukébakio fired in after 16 minutes, then early in the second half Jakub Kamiński

By: Oliver Fisher Matteo Moretto has suggested that Ruben Amorim already has a relationship with some of the AC Milan leaders that is not exactly great. Milan’s first defeat of the season came in their fifth game on Wednesday night, a 2-0 loss at home to Benfica in the first roun

By: Oliver Fisher The alarm bells are not ringing for Gerry Cardinale just yet, but Ruben Amorim hopes that Sunday’s game against Lecce brings a turning point. La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recall that in midweek against Benfica disappointment was compounded by further dis

By: Ivan Stoev AC Milan hoped to be welcomed back to the European stage with a win in front of their own fans, but Benfica had other ideas. Things took a negative turn quite early on when Dodi Lukébakio fired in after 16 minutes having been shown inside onto his left foot. In the

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale wants to see results after the amount spent in the summer, Sky’s Peppe Di Stefano has stated. Milan suffered their first defeat of the season on Wednesday night, losing 2-0 to Benfica at San Siro in the first game of their Europa L

By: Oliver Fisher One of the themes that has emerged in AC Milan’s first few games is that Ruben Amorim will trust youth, but up to a point. Calciomercato.com write that the handling of Francesco Camarda is one of the points of concern that has arisen in these first few weeks. He

By: Oliver Fisher After a start to the season with perhaps more positives than negatives, things took a downturn at San Siro on Wednesday night. La Gazzetta dello Sport speaks of an ‘unpleasant’ feeling being in the air following the defeat to Benfica. After just two months of wo

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan’s game against Benfica was supposed to be a celebration of returning to the European stage, but instead negative records tumbled. Of the 65,000+ crowd in attendance, it was the Benfica supporters who went home happier as Lukébakio (16’) and Kamiński (53

By: Oliver Fisher Sky journalist Peppe Di Stefano has confirmed that there are absolutely no doubts regarding Ruben Amorim’s immediate future. There has been a lot of criticism aimed at Amorim and his Milan side after the loss to Benfica last night. It marked a fifth consecutive

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan were beaten 2-0 by Benfica at San Siro on Wednesday night, and it was a defeat in which all their shortcomings were exposed. La Gazzetta dello Sport write how Amorim’s Milan has been designed to be the polar opposite of Massimiliano Allegri’s corto muso

By: Oliver Fisher Last night was not a pleasant one for AC Milan nor for Ruben Amorim, who suffered his first defeat since arriving against his former club. Milan and Amorim have been met with criticism following the defeat to Benfica, and it’s not just the Italian press that hav

By: Oliver Fisher Both Fabio Capello and Alessandro Florenzi criticised AC Milan and head coach Ruben Amorim after the defeat to Benfica. Milan lost their first match of the season last night, and it came in the Europa League. They were beaten 2-0 at home by Benfica, a team that

By: Oliver Fisher There is a real risk that AC Milan’s club-record signing Goncalo Ramos could become a problem, if he isn’t already. As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, Ramos announced that he wouldn’t celebrate if he scored against Benfica during his press conference on the eve

By: Oliver Fisher It didn’t take long for the Antonio Conte rumours to fire up again. Just one defeat for Ruben Amorim, in fact. Calciomercato.com begin a report by stating: “When Antonio Conte is free and without a team, no coach can truly consider themselves safe.” The Salento-

By: Oliver Fisher Milan Futuro started what will hopefully be a positive night by beating Brusaporto at home thanks to a late winner. In round one, the Futuro secured a spectacular 4-3 victory against Caldiero Terme at the Stadio Chinetti in Solbiate Arno. Ossola, Emanuele Borsan

By: Oliver Fisher Benfica boss Marco Silva was proud of how his side carried out their plan to a tee and were able to beat AC Milan at San Siro. Going into Wednesday night’s Europa League opener, Benfica had never beaten Milan in a competitive game. The six previous meetings had

By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim certainly hope for a better European debut as AC Milan coach. Instead, he saw his team get jeered off after losing to Benfica. It was only their first of the season, but it came after another first-half performance in which Milan showed incompetence

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan fell short of the mark in their first European game of the season, losing 2-0 at home to Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio scored early on to give the away side the lead, and Benfica also rattled the post in the first half too through Sudakov. After the break, Ja

By: Oliver Fisher Koni De Winter believes that AC Milan must not get ‘angry’ despite suffering their first defeat of the season against Benfica. What was supposed to be a memorable European debut with Milan for Ruben Amorim actually ended up being a bit of a nightmare. He was out

By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim hoped to walk off after his first European match in charge of AC Milan to applause, but instead he and his team left to jeers. As Tuttosport (via MilanNews) report this morning, the concerns seen a few days earlier against Lazio unfortunately resurf

By: Oliver Fisher Yunus Musah is not too alarmed despite AC Milan’s defeat against Benfica last night, insisting only ‘small details’ must be fixed. For the second game in a row, Milan fell 2-0 behind after quite a worrying performance in the first 60 minutes. However, unlikely t

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan endured a rough start to their Europa League campaign as they were beaten by Benfica at San Siro on Wednesday night. La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) have their analysis of the game, speaking of ‘a team lacking any real identity or substance’, one w

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan suffered the worst possible start to their Europa League campaign as they were beaten 2-0 by Benfica at San Siro last night. With over 65,000 fans present at San Siro for a showpiece tie in the tournament, it was the Portuguese supporters who went home

By: Oliver Fisher Ardon Jashari still has full faith in where AC Milan are heading under Ruben Amorim, but admitted the team were ‘missing something’ against Benfica. Milan got their 2026-27 Europa League campaign underway in disastrous fashion as they lost 2-0 to one of the othe

By: Oliver Fisher Alexis Saelemaekers believes AC Milan ‘prepared well’ for the game against Benfica, but mistakes ultimately derailed the night. Milan went into their first Europa League game of the season hoping to make a statement at San Siro against Benfica, but the only stat

By: Isak Möller Lorenzo recorded his reaction to AC Milan’s defeat against Benfica straight after the full-time whistle, highlighting that it didn’t look like the Rossoneri knew what they were doing. As we saw against Lazio, it didn’t take long for Milan’s opponents to take contr

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim has admitted that there are some frustrations emerging with how his side are approaching games. Over 65,000 fans turned out at San Siro on Wednesday night for what was probably the showpiece tie of the Europa League first phase b

By: Isak Möller AC Milan registered their first defeat of the season, showcasing really poor defending in the Europa League opener against Benfica. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri. Benfica quickly took control of the game under the San Siro lights, definitely makin

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan fell to defeat in the first game of their 2026-27 Europa League campaign, losing 2-0 to Benfica at San Siro. The tone for the evening was set when Dodi Lukébakio fired in after 16 minutes having gone close from a similar situation just one minute earlie