In addition to greeting Stefano Pioli, this evening San Siro will pay homage for the last time to two of the pillars that characterized the years of Milan’s rebirth, namely Olivier Giroud And Simon Kjaer. The two announced their farewell to the AC Milan shirt a few days ago, with the French striker who has already signed for Los Angeles FC while Simon Kjaer is evaluating the proposals that have reached his agent to continue playing. It will be an intense and touching embrace that San Siro will reserve for the two senators, with the public who, almost a year after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s farewell to football, will once again have teary eyes for two of the heroes of the scudetto of two years ago .
The end of a chapter: the tribute to Giroud and Kjaer
The greeting will take place between the second half – when the Curva Sud returns to cheer – and the end of the match, when there will be the stadium’s tribute to Giroud and Kjaer. The striker, in the interview granted to L’Équipe, spoke about his year and his farewell to Milan: «It’s true that on a statistical level I did well, but it’s not the best way to say goodbye to Milan. Returning to personal matters, I scored 14 goals and 8 assists in the championship. Considering my age, not many people thought that I could still make this contribution. It means that I was often involved in the game and that I gave my contribution.”.
Giroud and Kjaer, among other things, will take to the pitch with next season’s shirt, which will make its debut this evening and will also be used in Friday’s friendly match against Roma in Perth, Australia. Antonio Mirante will also say goodbye to Milan this evening. It should be noted that the Lega Serie A has awarded AC Milan full-back Alessandro Florenzi the Fair Play award for the 2023-24 season. As regards the lineup that Pioli will send onto the pitch this evening, all the starters will be included, because the desire to finish with a victory is there and the farewell from San Siro will want to be as calm as possible: from the start, therefore, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Leao behind Giroud.
