Training  started at 15.20 with coach Massimiliano Allegrii holding a team talk. The 21 players taking part started out with a 10-minute warm-up, some stretching and then 10-minute runs. There was then a 20-minute ball possession drill. The session ended with a 10-a-side match for 40 minutes. Ignazio Abate trained with a team. Massimo Ambrosini went running. Thiago Silva, Pato and Boateng trained apart on speed and agility.