(IN THE PHOTO: the squad are put through their paces) 
MILANELLO – Tuesday’s afternoon training session began at 15.30 on the lower pitch behind the gym.It started first of all with the players giving Andrea Poli and Cristian Zapata a big round of applause; the former turned 25 on Monday while the latter celebrated his 28th birthday on Tuesday. The session then began with some technical and fitness exercises: passing and running drills over various work-stations.This was then followed by some work on possession which was carried out by playing a 10 v 10 match with a free floating player on a reduced size pitch.Tuesday’s training session then came to a close by focusing on tactics and the usual practice match.