AC Milan look to bounce back from the defeat against Fiorentina, as they host Sassuolo in Serie A this weekend.
Venue: San Siro
Key Statistics
- AC Milan’s unbeaten run in Serie A season was ended by Fiorentina last week.
- Rossoneri were unbeaten against Sassuolo for nine consecutive games in Serie A before they suffered a defeat against Neroverdi last season.
- AC Milan haven’t lost two games in a row in Serie A since last April.
- Milan haven’t lost a single home game in Serie A since the beginning of May – Six wins and two draws in eight matches.
- Milan are second in the Serie A table with 32 points while Sassuolo are positioned at 13th with 15 points.
Head to Head records
AC Milan boast an impressive record against Sassuolo, winning 10 out of 17 games. Neroverdi have won only on 5 occasions.
Latest performances in all competitions
AC Milan: W D D L W
Sassuolo: W W L L D
AC Milan
AC Milan were rocked by Fiorentina in Serie A last week that ended their unbeaten run in the Italian top-flight this season.
However, they picked up a morale-boosting win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League courtesy of a late goal from Junior Messias.
The win against the Spanish giants keeps their hopes alive for making it to the round of 16.
Now, they will turn their attention to Serie A and will look to bounce back from the setback against La Viola.
Rossoneri are second in the standings with 32 points, sharing the same points as leaders Napoli. They would be eyeing another three points to put pressure on Partenopei.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s brace went in vain during the defeat against Fiorentina but the Swede will look to put on a similar display this weekend.
Possible AC Milan line-up
Ciprian Tatarusanu; Pierre Kalulu, Alessio Romagnoli, Simon Kjaer, Theo Hernandez; Ismael Bennacer, Franck Kessie; Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Injured:Samu Castillejo, Ante Rebic, Olivier Giroud, Davide Calabria, Mike Maignan
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Sassuolo
Sassuolo has endured a disappointing season so far, currently 13th in the table with 15 points.
Neroverdi has failed to recreate the magic they had with former manager Roberto De Zerbi in the last two seasons.
Having managed only one win in their last four games, Sassuolo would be desperate to get back on track.
The odds are stacked up against them when they face Stefano Pioli’s men this weekend.
Sassuolo got the better of Juventus last month and now they look to do the same against another Serie A giants, Milan.
Possible Sassuolo line-up
Andrea Consigli; Jeremy Toljan, Vlad Chiriches, Gian Marco Ferrari, Rogerio; Maxime Lopez, Francesco Magnanelli; Domenico Berardi, Hamed Traore, Giacomo Raspadori; Gianluca Scamacca
Injured: Pedro Obiang
Doubtful: Jeremie Boga, Filip Djuricic
Suspended: Davide Fratessi
Prediction
AC Milan 4 – 1 Sassuolo
