This was followed by stretching before working again over 4 work stations, but this time focusing solely on passing drills.

The squad continued to work with the ball by then running through a possession exercise 10 v 10 with 2 free players (Van Ginkel and De Jong). The players could only take limited touches of the ball before the number of touches was reduced to 2 and then just 1.

Tuesday’s training session came to a close with a practice match 11 v 11 over half a pitch.

Individuals: Bonera, Bonaventura, Menez and Suso took part in the entire training session with the rest of the players. Youth team players Calabria, Feliciolo, Di Molfetta, Mastalli, Modic and Piccinocchi joined up with the first team on Tuesday. El Shaarawy, Antonelli and Cerci meanwhile all worked out in the gym on their individual training programmes.

The goalkeepers trained on the raised pitch at Milanello.