Ramos back in Milan training as Amorim weighs false-nine options for Udinese

Ramos resumes full training after calf scare

AC Milan received positive injury news on Friday as striker Gonçalo Ramos completed a full training session with his teammates, easing fears over the calf problem that sidelined him for Thursday's 3-0 Europa League defeat at Bournemouth.

Tests undergone on Thursday did not reveal a lesion, meaning the Portugal international was fit enough to rejoin the group on the eve of the weekend. Ramos is available for Sunday's Serie A trip to Udinese, though it remains to be seen whether he will be thrust straight back into the starting XI, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Amorim's forward puzzle

The Portuguese forward had missed the midweek European tie with a minor calf injury, with youngster Alphadjo Cisse deployed as a false nine against Bournemouth. Francesco Camarda, meanwhile, spent the entire match among the substitutes.

With Ramos' fitness restored but his starting berth not guaranteed, Milan coach Ruben Amorim is also weighing the option of fielding Christian Pulisic as a false nine against Udinese, Gazzetta reports. The USMNT captain was an unused substitute in the Bournemouth loss.

Form guide

Milan head into the Udinese clash unbeaten in seven Serie A games this season — four wins and three draws — a run that on 20 October 2026 saw Amorim become the first Milan coach since 1963 to avoid defeat in his opening seven league matches. The European campaign has told a different story, however, with the Rossoneri losing two of their three Europa League fixtures.

Ramos, who joined from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, has contributed two goals and one assist in seven Serie A appearances in the 2026-27 campaign, per a FotMob snapshot taken on 22 October 2026. Amorim had previously, in comments reported on 11 October 2026, played down concern over the striker's slow start, insisting he was prioritising team creation over individual goalscoring.