Ronaldinho, Pirlo to skip Milan's trip to US
Published
Aug. 3, 2010 5:15 p.m. ET
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Injured Ronaldinho, forward Filippo Inzaghi, and midfielders Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini have been left out of AC Milan's squad to play a friendly against Panathinaikos in the United States.
Milan plays Panathinaikos at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, on Friday.
The 22-man squad announced Tuesday includes Brazilian defender Thiago Silva and forward Alexandre Pato; midfielders Gennaro Gattuso and Mathieu Flamini; defender Gianluca Zambrotta; forward Marco Borriello; and goalkeeper Christian Abbiati.
After the trip, Milan returns home for 45-minute matches against Inter Milan and Juventus on Aug. 13, and friendlies against Juventus on Aug. 22 and at Barcelona three days later before their Serie A opener against Lecce on Aug. 29.
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