By AFP 28 July 2023 | 7:31 am Juventus beat AC Milan 4-3 on penalties after their pre-season friendly in Carson, California, ended in a 2-2 draw on Thursday. Juventus’ US midfielder Timothy Weath (L) vies for the ball with AC Milan’s Portuguese forward Rafael Leao (R) during a pre-season friendly football match between Juventus FC and AC Milan at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on July 27, 2023. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) Juventus beat AC Milan 4-3 on penalties after their pre-season friendly in Carson, California, ended in a 2-2 draw on Thursday. The two Serie A giants produced an interesting hour at Dignity Health Sports Park, the home of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy, before mass substitutions from both teams saw the game fizzle out. German defender Malick Thiaw headed Milan in front in the 23rd minute, rising well in the box to power home a free-kick, floated in from deep by Theo Hernandez. Juve pulled level 10 minutes later after Danilo fired home following a scramble in front of the goal. Milan restored their lead in the 39th minute when Thiaw headed a Christian Pulisic corner towards Olivier Giroud and the veteran French striker hit a well-taken volley on the turn. Juve fought back again with Federico Chiesa’s free-kick into the box was flicked on by Daniele Rugani and took a slight deflection off Giroud on its way into the goal. Both teams then made a flurry of substitutions, bringing on mainly reserves and youth players and the quality and intensity of the game quickly dissipated. The game, part of the summer ‘Soccer Champions Tour’, was decided by a shoot-out in which Juve’s back-up keeper Carlo Pinsoglio saved three spot-kicks to ensure a win for Massimiliano Allegri’s team. Both teams conclude their tour with games against top Spanish teams with Milan taking on Barcelona in Las Vegas on Tuesday and Juve up against Real Madrid in Orlando on Wednesday. Sport 1 hour ago Juventus beat AC Milan 4-3 on penalties after their pre-season friendly in Carson, California, ended in a 2-2 draw on Thursday. 5 hours ago • Runs 38.26 seconds at Warri Grand Prix, AFN boss excited After three unsuccessful attempts, Nigeria’s 4x100m relay team, yesterday, secured its ticket to Budapest 2023 World Championships following a superlative performance at the Warri Grand Prix held at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta State. The 4x100m relay quartet of Ashe Favour, Kanyinsola Ajayi,… 5 hours ago Africa Chairman of Propel Sports Africa (PSA), Basil Kabbani, has congratulated Gbenga Elegbeleye on his emergence as substantive head of the Nigeria Premier League board. Elegbeleye was announced as chairman of the reconstituted board by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Ibrahim Gusau, following his successful piloting of the now defunct Interim Management Committee (IMC) of… 6 hours ago Determined to return to its lost glory, the management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu has begun moves to get one million registered members as its solid fan base. In an interactive session with journalists at the Rangers Corporate Office in Enugu, yesterday, the club’s Administrative Secretary, Ferdinand Ugwuarua, said the registered members would… 1 day ago Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze has joined Serie A giants AC Milan from Spanish Laliga side Villarreal. Chukwueze signed a five-year contract with AC Milan according to a statement on the team’s website. The deal is reported to be worth €28m including add-ons. https://twitter.com/acmilan/status/1684616078339579909?s=20 “AC Milan is delighted to announce the signing of Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze…
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