Onyewu listed as reserve in AC Milan debut

U.S. national team defender Oguchi Onyewu is listed as an available substitute for tonight’s World Football Challenge match against Club América at the Georgia Dome.

He’ll start the game on the bench with some very good company: Brazilian forward Pato and midfielder Gianluca Zambrotta. Midfielder Andrea Pirlo is not listed on the lineup sheet at all.

AC Milan fans are ready for the World Football Challenge at the Georgia Dome. (photo by David Tulis)

But AC Milan coach Leonardo is putting some of his big guns in his Starting XI listed below.

Club América has listed Mexican national team veteran Pavel Pardo on the bench to start the game.

The lineups:

• Club América: Navarrete; Rodriguez, R. Rojas, Mosquera, Cerda; Silva, Sanchez, Angel, Cabanas; Esqueda, Beausejour.

• AC Milan: Storari; Kaladze, Jankulovsky, Favalli, Antonini; Flamini, Gattuso, Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Inzaghi, Zigoni.

About 15 minutes before kickoff, and the Georgia Dome crowd is trickling in rather nicely. Not only does it look like organizers might reach the 50,000 attendance threshold they were hoping for, but the fan split will be more evenly distributed. It could very well be close to 50-50.

Club America fans gather outside the Georgia Dome. (photo by David Tulis)

And if you’re watching on TV, get ready for the horns: The vuvuzelas are out, they are loud, they are constant and they are everywhere.