(IN THE PHOTO: the players training on the central pitch at Milanello) 
MILANELLO – On Friday, the players continued with their preparations ahead of Sunday’s lunch-time match againt Empoli at the San Siro which kicks-off at 12.30.In order to prepare for that earlier kick-off time, the players had lunch at 9.30 at Milanello on Friday and then trained at 12.30.The session started with a warm-up which included running and exercises for the upper and lower limbs. Afterwards, the players worked on a 10 v 10 tactical drill. This was followed by sprints over 10m before going back to tactical drills across an entire pitch.Individuals: Nigel De Jong took part in the entire training session with his team-mates.Alessio Cerci worked on his personalised training programme as scheduled.