AC Milan and Valencia will kick off the International Champions Cup on Saturday.
The two sides have never met in their respective histories. Valencia is coming off a season in which it finished in fifth place in the Spanish league with 19 wins, eight draws, and 11 losses. The team made a run to the Champions league but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Paris Saint-Germain.
The Italian contingent finished third in the Serie A with 21 wins, nine draws, and eight losses during 2012-13. AC Milan made a run to the round of 16 in the Champions league but was eliminated by Barcelona in the second leg by the score of 4-0.
According to Goal.com, the lineups could be as follows:
AC Milan
Goalkeepers: Christian Abbiati, Marco Amelia, Gabriel
Defenders: Luca Antonini, Daniele Bonera, Kevin Constant, Phillipe Mexes, Bartosz Salomon, Didac Vila, Cristian Zaccardo, Cristian Zapata, Mattia De Sciglio
Midfielders: Kevin-Prince Boateng, Bryan Cristante, Nigel De Jong, Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Ali Muntari, Ricardo Montolivo, Antonio Nocerino, Riccardo Saponara, Rodney Strasser, Bakaye Traore
Forwards: Mario Balotelli, Giacomo Beretta, Robinho, Stephan El Shaarawy, M'Baye Niang, Nmandi Oduamadi, Andrea Petagna
Valencia
Goalkeepers: Diego Alves, Vicente Guaita, Yeray Lopez
Defenders: Adil Rami, Victor Ruiz, Joao Pereira, Antonio Barragan, Ricardo Costa, Jeremy Mathieu, Aly Cissokho
Midfielders: Oriol Romeu, Sofiane Feghouli, Ever Banega, Juan Bernat, Javier Fuego, Michel, Andres Guardado, Dani Parejo
Forwards: Jonas Goncalves, Roberto Soldado, Pablo Piatti, Jonathan Viera, Paco Alcacer, Roberto Ibanez, Fede Cartabia
Prediction: AC Milan pulls off a 2-1 win.
Start Time: 2 PM EST
TV: Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN
Watch Live Stream on ESPN Deportes (Link not available. Information from LiveSoccerTV.com).
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