A return to San Siro and rising confidence: How Milan’s internationals fared on Thursday

By: Ben Dixon

Last night, several AC Milan players were in action with their respective national teams, and it gives us a chance to go through their performances.

Yesterday was the first ‘proper’ day of international action, after players had travelled and had time to rest after their commitments on the previous weekend. So, Milan had several of their 13 departees take to the field.

The headline fixture came at San Siro, where Mike Maignan and Adrien Rabiot played in a 3-1 home win for the Azzurri. A big loss for France under Zinedine Zidane, both Milan players played the full 90 minutes, with the midfielder even captaining Les Bleus. It wasn’t a game to remember, though.

Diego Moreira was started on the right of Belgium’s front three in a 2-1 win against Turkiye, playing 70 minutes. A constant threat, he made a key pass and registered a few shots. His confidence is certainly on the rise; that can’t be denied.

At Wembley, Luka Modric came on as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat. Brought on for only 15 minutes, it wasn’t enough time to make an impact. However, you could tell when he came on, as Croatia started playing to his direction.

Finally, Christian Comotto played 60 minutes in Italy U-20’s win against Portugal. It’s certainly positive to see him getting minutes.