Matteo Duțu, again on the ground for AC Milan, in the friend with Liverpool, at Wirtz's debut
Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 16:45 / Updated on Saturday, July 26, 2025 17:03
Liverpool lost the friendly match with those at AC Milanscore 2-4. The match was held on Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong and represented Florian Wirtz's debut (22 years old) in the “Cormorant” shirt. Young Youth International Matteo Duțu (19 years old) played from the 84th minute.
Florian Wirtz was sent on the field by Arne Slot from the first minute of the Hong Kong dispute, but was replaced at the break, when the score on the table was 1-1.
Rafael Leao broke the ice after only 10 minutes from the start -up whistle, but Dominik Szoboszlai restored equality a quarter of an hour later.
Florian Wirtz, left with the left at Liverpool “” Cormorants “lost in front of Milan
The second act belonged to Max Allegri's students, who pointed out three times. Ruben Loftus-Cheek made 2-1 in the 52nd minute, and Noah Okafafor managed a “double” (60 ', 90+4').
And the champion of England managed to score in the second half, through Cody Gakpo (90 '+3'), the final score of the match thus showing 4-2 in favor of “Rossonilor”.
Matteo Duțu, again on the ground for Milan
As in the three-day training duel against Arsenal, lost by Milan at the limit, score 0-1, Max Allegri introduced on the field at the end of the match and the Romanian Matteo Duțu. Then, the 19 -year -old central defender entered the lawn in the 79th minute, and now, in 84.
The young footballer of Milan was also part of Daniel Pancu's group at the final U21 tournament this summer, held in Slovakia, but did not take a minute on the field in the three matches of the small “tricolors”.
Having double citizenship, Romanian and Italian, Duțu will have to choose between the national seniors of Romania and that of Italy, in the case of a summons at the first representative.
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Liverpool – AC Milan »Start teams:
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Allison – Stephenson, Gravenberch, Van Dijk, Robertson – Szoboszlai, Morton – Salah, Elliott, Ngumoha – Wirtz
reserves: Mamardashvili, Woodman – Bradley, Doak, Frimpong, Gakpo, Jones, Kerkez, Konate, Nyoni, Tsimikas
Coach: Arne slot
AC Milan (3-5-2): Maignan – Tomori, Thiaw, Pavlovic – Saelemaekers, Ricci, Fofana, Loftus -Cheek, Bartesaghi – Pulisic, Leo
reserves: P. Terracciano, Torriani – Bondo, Chukwueze, Colombo, Comotto, Duțu, Estupinian, Gabbia, Jimenez, Liberals, Magni, Musah, Okafafor, F. Terracciano
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri
Stadium: Kai Tak Sports Park (Hong Kong)
