Maignan disappears from Juventus-AC Milan

Published: April 27, 2024

By: Manu Tournoux

The goalkeeper of AC Milan and the French team withdrew at the last minute for the Serie A clash against Juventus.

AC Milan had to do without Mike Maignan, Saturday against Juventus for one of the classics of Italian football. The goalkeeper of the French team is said to have injured himself (adductors) during the warm-up on the lawn in Turin, while he was announced as the starter in this meeting of the 34th day of Serie A.

For this poster between the second and third of the Italian Championship, Mike Maignan was replaced by the Italian Marco Sportiello. The 31-year-old goalkeeper has played three games this Serie A season, the last of which was on April 14 at Sassuolo (3-3).

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