The average age of the AC Milan lineup that started against Fiorentina on Sunday night was 24.5, a much lower figure than Rossoneri supporters have grown accustomed to over the years.

Vincenzo Montella's starting lineup included three players that have come through the club's youth academy, a centre-half considered one of the brightest prospects in Italy and two wingers with the best spells of their respective careers ahead of them.

Finally, it appears as though there is a nucleus of young players...

AC Milan fought hard to earn a point away at Fiorentina on Sunday night, with the two sides unable to find a breakthrough in a goalless draw. Josip Ilicic was guilty of missing a first-half penalty for the hosts, and although both sides didn't create as many clear-cut opportunities as they would have liked, they had their chances.

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For the most part, Milan were defensively sound to limit Fiorentina's threat. The Rossoneri weren't lacking in effort, as they dug deep to earn a respectable...

Although AC Milan still have significant room for improvement, Vincenzo Montella's side will be delighted to record back-to-back wins after their 2-0 victory over Lazio on Tuesday night. Goals from Carlos Bacca and M'Baye Niang sealed the win for the Rossoneri, as they move up to third in the Serie A table ahead of the remaining midweek fixtures.

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Milan, who beat Sampdoria 1-0 going into this game, need to develop a winning habit, and they have shown signs of being able to do so in...

Playing for AC Milan was all Keisuke Honda wanted when growing up in Japan in the 90s and being handed the No. 10 shirt was just even better.

With that individual entry on the bucket list ticked, the 30 year-old may reflect that had his timing, so good on the pitch, been a little better off it then Milan could have been magical in many more ways.

It is not just the time spent on the bench so far this Serie A season -- all but 19 of the 450 minutes Milan have played -- but the feeling that the Osaka-born...

In unconvincing fashion, AC Milan secured an important 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Friday night to pick up their second win of the season. After being dropped from the starting lineup, Carlos Bacca came off the bench to score the winning goal and seal all three points for the Rossoneri as he proved his class is pivotal to Milan's success.

Positives

Bacca's reaction to being dropped was perfect, as the Colombian international scored the winning goal to prove his worth to the team. Milan lived dangerously...

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David Luiz returned to Chelsea this summer, and now it seems another Brazilian centre-back is ready to go back to familiar ground in Thiago Silva.

The Paris Saint-Germain centre-back is being targeted by Chinese...