MILAN – Udinese held another training session yesterday ahead of this Sunday’s 15.00 kick-off at the San Siro. Those that played in the 1-1 draw at Empoli did fitness work while the rest of the squad worked on passing drills followed by shooting practice. Kuzmanovic and Thereau were both on good form during the work-out while Antonio Di Natale ran through a personalised training programme.
MILAN – This will be the fifth competitive meeting between Sinisa Mihajlovic and Stefano Colantuono and there have been two wins apiece. Last season, Colantuono was in charge of Atalanta and Mihajlovic with Sampdoria which the former won 2-1.
As for Sinisa Mihajlovic against Udinese as a coach he has met them 10 times, winning four, losing and drawing three apiece.
Stefano Colantuono has met Milan 11 times as a coach and has won five and lost six.
MILAN – Milan’s next opponents in the league, Udinese, today unveiled Andrija Balic, the Croatian midfielder, born in 1997: “I think for my development and my career, this was the best choice, here I will definitely have the chance to develop and integrate well in the team. My idol is Iniesta. What Croatian stars of the past did I like? I never followed one in particular, but I have always been fascinated by what they did. Boban, Boksic, they are all great players.”
MILAN – Milan and Udinese have scored six goals apiece in the last quarter of an hour in matches.