Gallery: ‘Pressure already at the Max’, ‘Assault on the giants’ – Today’s front pages in Italy

AC Milan take on Udinese at the Stadio Friuli on Saturday night, hoping to rack up a third win in succession.

Milan beat Lecce and Bologna in the last two rounds without conceding to rise into fifth place. However, they face a side who have started with seven points from three games, and are therefore higher in the table.

Massimiliano Allegri spoke in his pre-match press conference about how this particular match is one of four crucial fixtures across the course of a league campaign. It shows that he is not underestimating the opposition at all, and with good reason.

Today’s front pages

Milan are predictably present on all of the front pages of the major sports newspapers in Italy, which says a lot about the magnitude of tonight’s game.

La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Milan: assault on the giants. Pulisic and Gimenez challenge a defence of… giants.”

Corriere dello Sport: “Gimenez’s test. The Mexican needs to get going. Maignan out: it’s Terracciano’s turn. Allegri: ‘First junction of the year’.”

Tuttosport: “Pressure already at the Max: ‘Milan, it’s decisive’.”

QS: “Leao and Maignan are out, Allegri is banking on Pulisic in Udine.”

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