Milan will now play only one match during their stay in Perth, with the planned meeting against Perth Glory scrapped, according to Calciomercato.com.
It's a minor tweak to the schedule rather than a blow, but preseason minutes matter this summer given how much of the squad is still being reshaped. Every session and every friendly is a chance for Massimiliano Allegri to bed in new faces and get the returning internationals up to speed before the Torino opener.
The Glory fixture, originally pencilled in for August 1st, was never a formal match to begin with. Sources close to the club tell SempreMilan it was set up as a joint training session, and Perth pulled out because they have a long list of players unavailable. La Gazzetta dello Sport confirm the cancellation.
The good news for supporters is that the marquee names are arriving. Rafael Leão and Gonçalo Ramos are due at the team hotel this evening and will train with the group from tomorrow. Defender Sankhoun Diawara is next to join, having completed a medical yesterday ahead of his flight out.
That leaves Milan with a full run of tests still to come. After the 2-2 draw with Celtic got the summer going, the Rossoneri face Inter on August 5th at 14:00 CEST in Perth, then Chelsea on August 8th in Jakarta. The tour closes against Manchester United in Wrocław on August 15th, the last outing before the Serie A opener at home to Torino on August 23rd.
Losing a glorified training run against A-League opposition costs Milan nothing. The Derby against Inter, on the other side of the world in the middle of preseason, is the one that will actually tell Allegri something.