Galan and Chingotto Face Deus Brothers in Milano Title Defense Opener

Ale Galan and Fede Chingotto start their Milano title defense this week against a pair nobody wants to draw in round one: Portuguese brothers Miguel and Nuno Deus.

The matchup is set for the Oysho Milano Premier Padel P1, running October 12 to 18 at the Allianz Cloud, and it lands at the top of the men's bracket. Galan and Chingotto carry the No. 2 seed into Milan and arrive as reigning champions, so an early scare against the Deus brothers would reshape the storyline for the week.

A brother act with nothing to lose

Miguel and Nuno Deus made the main draw and go in as clear underdogs. Pairs like this tend to play loose in round one: no seeding to protect, no pressure beyond swinging freely at the sport's best team. That is exactly the profile that has upset seeded pairs in Milan before, and it is why Galan and Chingotto cannot afford to look ahead.

The rest of the men's bracket

Galan and Chingotto are not the only seeds with early business to handle. Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia head the draw as the top seeds, with Leo Augsburger and Juan Lebron at No. 3 and Franco Stupaczuk and Martin Sanz at No. 4 rounding out the top of the men's field this week.

Women's draw points to a rematch final

On the women's side, the bracket sets up a potential final between No. 2 seeds Delfina Josemaria and Bea Gonzalez and No. 3 seeds Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero, assuming both pairs hold their side of the draw through the week in Milan.