Milan trailed 2-0 at halftime, but a second-half brace from Francesco Camarda rescued the Rossoneri in a 2-2 friendly draw against Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon.
The two sides are at different stages of their pre-season campaigns: This was Milan’s first stadium friendly of the summer, but it was the last for Celtic, who will begin their league campaign at home against Dundee next weekend.
Ruben Amorim was without several of his key first-team players, many of whom are still on holiday after their involvement at the 2026 World Cup. That meant no Luka Modric, no Adrien Rabiot, nor Rafa Leao, Christian Pulisic or new recruit Goncalo Ramos.
The match got off to an encouraging start for Milan, but they fell behind in the 11th minute after a hospital backpass from Strahinja Pavlovic allowed Camilo Duran to sneak in and put the hosts in front.
The deficit was doubled in the 28th minute after another sloppy backpass from Samuele Ricci, which allowed Duran to capitalise on the mistake and square to James Forrest to finish off.
Amorim made wholesale changes at the interval, swapping eight players out and introducing Mario Gila, David Odogu, Filippo Terracciano, Samuel Chukwueze, Youssouf Fofana, Yunus Musah, Aurelien Guernier and 19-year-old Camarda.
It took just two minutes for Milan to get themselves back into it, with Camarda halving the deficit from the penalty spot in the 47th minute.
The teenager added his second of the afternoon within just seven minutes of his introduction, nodding home from the centre of the area after a decent ball in off the right flank from Chukwueze.
The biggest concern in the Milan camp is the injury that forced new signing Gila off just 23 minutes into his first Rossoneri run-out.
Camarda and Chukwueze stole the show in the post-match player ratings, while Pavlovic, Tomori, Ricci and Ossola were all rated at 5 or below by Milannews.it.
Celtic will now focus on their league campaign, while Milan will continue their pre-season preparations ahead of the new season.
Source: Yahoo Sports
