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Ambitious AC Milan the team to beat again as Serie A action resumes today

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AC Milan's Olivier Giroud holds the trophy as he celebrates after winning a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Sassuolo, in Reggio Emilia's Mapei Stadium, Italy, on May 22, 2022. (Spada/LaPresse via AP, File)

AC Milan started pre-season the same way it ended its title-winning campaign, with two goals from veteran forward Olivier Giroud.

The goals in the 2-1 victory at Cologne in a friendly counted for a lot less than the double against Sassuolo that clinched Milan the Serie A title 55 days earlier, but it was a good sign for Giroud and his teammates.

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