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AC Milan starting the 2015 – 2016 season preparing for the Serie A kickoff by playing friendly games.   The friendly match ending Olympique Lyon 2 – 1 AC Milan at the Gerland Stadium in France on Saturday  18 July 2015.  The first two  friendly games ending with a victory against Alcione and Legnano.
Official formations – lineups:

LYON: Lopes; Jallet, Umtiti, Rose, Bedimo; Tolisso, Gonalons (C), Ferri; Fekir; Beauvue, Njie.

Subs: Gorgelin, Benzia, Grenier, Kalulu, Kone, Labidi, Lacazette, Malbranque, Mvuemba, Zeffane.

AC MILAN: Diego Lopez; Calabria, Alex, Ely, De Sciglio; De Jong, Nocerino, Bertolacci; Bonaventura; Niang, Suso.

Subs: Abbiati; Donnarumma, Paletta, Antonelli, Mauri, Honda, Poli, Montolivo, Mexes, Cerci, Matri.

AC Milan bench before the match against Olympique Lyon

AC Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino

Andrea Bertolacci

Davide Calabria wearing number 96

Mattia De Sciglio dueling with Ferri

M’Baye Niang with a left footed shot

Rodrigo Ely wearing number 15

AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic giving instructions to his players during the match

AC Milan forward Keisuke Honda

Andrea Poli celebrating after scoring a goal to equalize for the 1-1

AC Milan forward Alessio Cerci

AC Milan captain Riccardo Montolivo and Jose Mauri

Captain Riccardo Montolivo

Jose Mauri dueling to control the ball

MILAN – Milan are trailing 1-0 at half-time against Lyon through a Fekir free-kick. Click here to read more.

MILAN – This is the Milan starting line-up for tonight’s friendly against Lyon at the Stade de Gerland. Kick-off is 20.45 local time:

MILAN: Diego Lopez; Calabria, Alex, Ely, De Sciglio; De Jong, Nocerino, Bertolacci; Bonaventura; Niang, Suso.

Subs: Abbiati; Donnarumma, Paletta, Antonelli, Mauri, Honda, Poli, Montolivo, Mexes, Cerci, Matri.