A 20 [url=http://www.wholesalenhljerseys-authentic.com/]Wholesale Cheap Jerseys[/url] ,000 capacity stadium with no roof and an old--fashioned running track around the pitch will be the setting when AC -Milan make their European return after a three-year absence on Thursday.

The seven-time European champions have spent 190 million euros ($221.45 million) in the current transfer window and coach Vincenzo Montella says he intends to make them one of the world's top five clubs.

But, as they enter the -Europa League in the third qualifying round, Thursday's match away to Romania's Universitatea Craiova may be more of a reminder of how far they have fallen than a sign of possible success to come.

Craiova finished fifth in last season's Romania's Liga 1 and their transfer spending - a mere 225,000 euros according to specialist website transfermarkt - is a reminder of the harsh realities of European soccer away from the top clubs.

Thursday's match will be staged at the Municipal Stadium in