Manchester United's pre-season campaign ended with a decisive 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim's AC Milan in the Polish city of Wroclaw on Saturday.

Italian defender Franco Baresi, the captain of AC Milan in the 1980s and 1990s when they won three European Cups and six Italian league titles, has died at the age of 66.

AC Milan signed defender Sankhoun Diawara on Wednesday from Troyes, following the youngster's breakout season in the French second division.

Luka Modric, who turns 41 in September, joined AC Milan last year after 13 seasons with Real Madrid.

USA coach Mauricio Pochettino said his agent may have spoken with AC Milan and he also may have had a casual conversation with the Italian club but he remains open to staying with the American national team after the World Cup.

AC Milan announced on Monday they had sacked coach Massimiliano Allegri and a host of senior club management after missing out on next season's Champions League.

Como qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history on Sunday, the lakeside club joining Roma in Serie A's top four as AC Milan imploded in a 2-1 defeat by Cagliari.

Third-placed AC Milan and sixth-placed Como are separated by only five points, with three games to go in Serie A.

AC Milan is falling into danger of losing its Champions League place as city rival Inter Milan closes in on the Serie A title

Several footballers and even a Formula 1 driver have been implicated in an ongoing investigation of a prostitution ring in Milan.

AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season's Champions League with respective victories over Verona and Bologna on Sunday.

AC Milan relinquished any remaining hope of winning the Serie A title on Saturday after falling to a shock 3-0 home defeat by Udinese, while Juventus beat Atalanta 1-0 to move into the Champions League positions.

Napoli are still in the hunt to retain their Serie A title after the champions beat Scudetto rivals AC Milan 1-0 on Monday.

Napoli and AC Milan will face off on Monday with Serie A leaders Inter Milan in their sights, but the return of domestic football over Easter has been completely overshadowed by the fallout from Italy failing to reach yet another World Cup.

AC Milan closed the gap separating them from Serie A leaders Inter Milan to five points as they beat Torino 3-2 at the San Siro on Saturday.

Pervis Estupinan's first-half goal proved enough for AC Milan to claim a 1-0 derby triumph at the San Siro on Sunday and cut Inter Milan's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.

AC Milan slumped to a surprise 1-0 home loss to Parma on Sunday to leave city rivals Inter 10 points clear at the top of Serie A.

AC Milan remained within touching distance of league leaders Inter Milan with the victory.