After a very good season that ended with a Scudetto victory for AC Milan, it is now time for vacation for the players. Some have the obligation to represent their countries, but then, they will also be able to finally rest and regain their energies after what was an exhausting but rewarding season campaign.
But already, the club management does not stop the work to prepare for the new season. Friendlies are in order to work on the squad and enter the new season in the best possible shape.
As per AC Milan's official statement, the first international friendly will be against FC Köln on Saturday 16 July:
"AC Milan and 1. FC Köln will face each other at 19:00 CEST on Saturday 16 July at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne, Germany, in the eleventh edition of the Telekom Cup.
AC Milan, the newly crowned Champions of Italy, will take on 1. FC Köln, which finished seventh in the Bundesliga last season, thus qualifying for the preliminary stages of the Conference League. The game against the German side will be the first of a series of summer friendlies that AC Milan will play in Europe ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. All the details relating to the other matches will be announced in the next few weeks.
Tickets for the friendly between AC Milan and 1. FC Köln will go on sale from 31 May for FC Köln's season ticket holders and from 7 June for those in possession of an FC Köln membership card. Tickets will then go on general sale from 10:00 CEST on Tuesday 14 June and can be purchased on FC Ticketshop."
