Team news: Milan were without Rafael Leão, while Cremonese had to do without the suspended Tommaso Barbieri, Mattia Valoti and Franco Vázquez, as well as without Charles Pickel and Frank Tsadjout. Kickoff time for Matchday 1 of the 2025/26 Serie A season was 20:45 CEST at Stadio San Siro.
Goals: Baschirotto (28′), Pavlović (45+1′), Bonazzoli (61′)
AC Milan (3-5-2) – Massimilianno Allegri
Mike Maignan; Fikayo Tomori (65′ Samuel Chukwueze), Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlović; Alexis Saelemaekers, Rubenn Loftus-Cheek, Luka Modrić (74′ Ardon Jashari), Youssouf Fofana, Pervis Estupiñan (46′ Álex Jiménez); Christian Pulisic, Santiago Giménez.
Unnused: Pittarella, Terracciano; Athekame, Bartesaghi, De Winter, Jiménez; Musah, Ricci.
U.S Cremonese (3-5-2) – Davide Nicola
Emil Audero; Filippo Terracciano, Federico Baschirotto, Matteo Bianchetti (83′ Federico Ceccherini); Alessio Zerbin, Michele Collocolo, Alberto Grassi (56′ Warren Bondo), Jari Vandeputte (56′ Martín Payero), Giuseppe Pezzella; David Okereke (65′ Antonio Sanabria), Federico Bonazzoli (84′ Manuel De Luca).
Unused: Nava, Silvestri; Folino, Floriani Mussolini, Sernicola; Castagnetti, Lordkipanidze.
Referee: Giuseppe Collu.
