Milan to face Chicago in May friendly

Milan to face Chicago in May friendly

Published Apr. 22, 2010 12:54 a.m. ET

AC Milan will play the Chicago Fire in a May 30 exhibition at Toyota Park, part of the Italian team's North American postseason tour.

Milan, currently third in Italy's Serie A, had already announced exhibitions against D.C. United (May 26) and the Montreal Impact (June 2). This will be the second meeting between Milan and the Fire, with the Italians winning 3-1 in 2005.

With the game coming just two weeks before the World Cup, Milan will likely be without several of its regular starters. Gianluca Zambrotta, Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso are among the Azzurri players, and Italy coach Marcelo Lippi could also select Marco Borriello.

But Filippo Inzaghi hasn't played for Italy since being dropped before the 2008 European Championship, and Brazil coach Dunga has shown little interest in Ronaldinho or Pato.

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