If last night's results and performances in the Audi Cup ( which they lost 4-1 to Bayern Munich ) is anything to go by , then AC Milan will surely find the going ahead of them even tougher when the new Italian Serie A Season kicks off end of next month . Following their latest defeat last night , this is already the club's fourth straight defeat in their Pre - Season Friendly Matches after earlier defeats to EPL powerhouse Chelsea , Milan city rival - Inter Milan and Club America in the US .
Together with their 4 -1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup Semi Final Match last night , and earlier losses to Chelsea ( 2 -1 ) , Inter Milan ( 2 - 0 ) and Club America ( 2 -1 ) in their Pre - Season Tour of the US in the World Football Challenge Tournament , it seems that the depatures of Brazillian striker Kaka ( to Real Madrid ) , coach Carlos Ancoletti ( to Chelsea ) & David Beckham ( to LA Galaxy ) after his loan spell with the club ended last Season has certainly hit the club really hard !
Relying very much on the two Brazillians - Ronaldinho and even Pato to fill the void left by the mega stars , it seems that all the goings of the club has put a very deep impact on the club and it seems that the club is already facing a ' mini crisis ' even before the New Italian Serie A Season has even started ! The performances of the club in their Pre - Season Friendlies has certainly got everyone in the club - from the manager to the players as well as the fans worrying indeed !
Now with their latest defeat to Bayern Munich last night where they conceded two late goals in very quick succession in the last two minutes of play , resulting in an eventual embarrassing 4 -1 defeat to the hosts , the only consolation for the club now , perhaps at this moment , where the morale of the players and the team is at a real low is to win Tonight's Third Place Playoff Match against Argentine club Boca Juniors ! But it is easier said than done .
A victory Tonight , may not necessary have landed themselves the prestigious Audi Cup Throphy for their efforts , but will surely be a welcome consolation for the whole team as a postive result after a series of setbacks , losses and defeats will definitely go a very long way to lifting the sprits of the whole team and the players' morale . Hopefully , this will prove to be indeed a real turning point for the better in the club's fortunes as the club enters the most crucial period of Pre - Season preparations with the new Italian Serie A League Season just exactly a month away . Another defeat however , and the consequences will be seriously unthinkable and would surely bring about really dire repercussions to the club as a whole !
* Catch AC Milan vs Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup 2009 Third Placing Playoff Match TONIGHT LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesian RCTI Channel at 12.30am ( Singapore Time ) . *
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