Gonzalo Higuain makes his Milan debut in the starting XI for the Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu friendly against Real Madrid.
The match kicks off in Madrid at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Real Madrid are already in good shape, as it is their last test before facing Atletico Madrid in Tallinn for the European Super Cup on August 15, whereas the Rossoneri’s Serie A opener is on August 19 against Genoa.
Ex-Juventus striker Higuain makes his debut in a Milan jersey, flanked by Suso and Fabio Borini in Gennaro Gattuso’s 4-3-3 formation.
Gonzalo Higuain makes his Milan debut in the starting XI for the Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu friendly against Real Madrid.
The match kicks off in Madrid at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Real Madrid are already in good shape, as it is their last test before facing Atletico Madrid in Tallinn for the European Super Cup on August 15, whereas the Rossoneri’s Serie A opener is on August 19 against Genoa.
Ex-Juventus striker Higuain makes his debut in a Milan jersey, flanked by Suso and Fabio Borini in Gennaro Gattuso’s 4-3-3 formation.
Manuel Locatelli had originally been meant to take part, but has broken away from the rest of the squad after a €14m plus bonuses deal was struck with Sassuolo.
Pepe Reina, Ivan Strinic and Ignazio Abate are out injured, with Riccardo Montolivo and Andre Silva (who today completed his move to Sevilla) also absent.
Alessio Romagnoli wears the captain’s armband this evening.
Real Madrid signed Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea and should give him a few minutes to get settled in the second half, but Keylor Navas will start the game.
Inter transfer target Luka Modric is on the bench, but Casemiro, Raphael Varane, Marcelo and Toni Kroos all start in a very strong line-up.
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Asensio
Real Madrid bench: Casilla, Lunin, Nacho, Modric, Lucas Vazquez, M Llorente, Mayoral, Ceballos, Raul de Tomas, Vinicius Jr, Reguilon, S Lopez, Javi Sanchez, Odegaard, Valverde
Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Biglia, Bonaventura; Suso, Higuain, Borini
Milan bench: A Donnarumma, Plizzari, Bellanova, Caldara, Simic, Brescianini, Calhanoglu, Halilovic, Mauri, Torrasi, Bacca, Cutrone