Non-Stop Milan

The Milan players should be savouring the rest day that they were given on Tuesday, as it will be their last chance to relax for quite a while ahead of a packed calendar leading up to Christmas.

The Rossoneri will start their assault on a hectic schedule this Sunday night in Serie A against Torino.

Milan are set to play eight official matches during this time, with seven of them taking place at night. The Rossoneri have done well in the night games so far this season, winning all of them except for two draws away to Cagliari and Lecce.

Three games will take place in November, with away fixtures against Torino, Portsmouth and Palermo on the cards, while five more will take place in December. Between Coppa Italia, UEFA Cup and Serie A, the Milan giants will have their hands full and their legs heavy.

The five matches in December will see Il Diavolo come up against Lazio, Catania, Wolfsburg and Udinese at home, with a crunch away encounter against Juventus mixed in for good measure.

On Monday 22 December the Christmas break will begin for Milan and the players will get a few days of well deserved rest, but until then the Rossoneri will be keeping their eye on the prize, working hard on all fronts with only one day of rest planned in the month ahead. Squad depth will certainly come in handy at a time like this.

Peter Pedroncelli