Paolo Maldini says AC Milan are scared ahead of Shamrock Rovers clash

Paolo Maldini claims that AC Milan's Europa League clash with Shamrock Rovers scares the Rossoneri.

After a legendary career for the club, Maldini is now technical director of the Italian giants.

And as AC Milan prepare to play on Irish soil on Thursday for the first time in 45 years, Maldini admits he is fretting about the Tallaght encounter against the buoyant Hoops.

An injury to Leao and the suspension of Anté Rebic is on his mind, as if the fact that the tie is a one-off affair against Stephen Bradley's SSE Airtricity League pace-setters.
 
"We are ready, I hope so," said Maldini. "It's a game that scares us a lot.

"It (Rovers) is a team that is doing well - first in their league.

"We have some problems - Rebic suspended, Leao injured.

"We play away from home in a straight match. We are rightly concerned".