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Spalletti Plans Muani Start as Milan Faces Ramos

9/6/2026

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Muani Leads Juventus

Juventus will play AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium with Kolo Muani and Gonçalo Ramos leading the attacks.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Spalletti plans to start Muani as the central striker.
Milan coach Paulo Allegri intends to field Ramos as the lone striker.
Juventus may line up Nico Gonzalez behind Muani and favor Boga over Alajbegovic on the left.
Ramos earned a €65 million permanent transfer from PSG, where he scored 14 goals in 23 starts.

Summary

Gullit Announces Partnership

Ruud Gullit announced Haier’s UEFA Champions League partnership at IFA 2026 in Berlin.
Gullit called Milan’s failure to qualify for the Champions League last season a disaster.
Juventus are listed among elite clubs excluded from this season’s Champions League.
Gigi Buffon has made 685 Juventus appearances, second only to Alessandro Del Piero’s 705.
Buffon likened his Juventus-Milan memories to the 2003 Champions League final in Manchester.

History

Historical Context

Juventus and AC Milan, Italy’s dominant clubs, are absent from the 2026 UEFA Champions League. Their exclusion follows a period that began in 2003, when football’s market surged—evidenced by David Beckham’s £17.25 million transfer to Real Madrid—and then faced the global economic slowdown triggered by the Iraq invasion and the SARS outbreak. The shift underscores clubs’ need to adapt financially and seek new sponsorships to remain competitive.

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Muani Leads Juventus

Juventus will play AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium with Kolo Muani and Gonçalo Ramos leading the attacks.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Spalletti plans to start Muani as the central striker.
Milan coach Paulo Allegri intends to field Ramos as the lone striker.
Juventus may line up Nico Gonzalez behind Muani and favor Boga over Alajbegovic on the left.
Ramos earned a €65 million permanent transfer from PSG, where he scored 14 goals in 23 starts.

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