AC Milan vs Salernitana Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Italian Serie A
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In what is expected to be Stefano Pioli’s final game in charge of AC Milan, the Rossoneri are playing host to one of the worst teams in recent Serie A history at San Siro this weekend.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday 25th May, 2024 - UK – 19:45 / US EST – 14:45 / US PST – 12:45
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: This match will be televised live on TNT Sports in the UK. / This match will not be televised live in the US.
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: This match will be streamed live via the TNT Sports app in the UK. / This match will be streamed live via Paramount+ in the US.
AC MILAN PREVIEW: END OF THE PIOLI ERA
AC Milan come into this one on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Torino in their most recent outing at at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, last weekend. Duvan Zapata opened the scoring for Torino in the 26th minute before Ivan Ilic notched in the 40th minute and then Ricardo Rodriguez made it 3-0 shortly after the break but Ismael Bennacer scored a penalty consolation in the 55th minute.
The Rossoneri have now managed just one win in their last eight matches across all competitions with those results also including a two-legged 3-1 aggregate defeat to Roma in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League last month. Their only win came against relegation-threatened Cagliari a couple of weeks ago.
SALERNITANA PREVIEW: DOWN AND FINALLY OUT
Salernitana are finally finishing up what has been a miserable campaign from start to finish. In their 37 matches so far this season, the Salerno-based outfit have managed just two victories and begin the final day sitting some 18 points adrift of safety and using their fourth different manager of the campaign.
After the sackings of Paulo Sousa, Filippo Inzaghi and Fabio Liverani, Stefano Colantuono is overseeing the end of their season. They come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to Hellas Verona in which Tomas Suslov and Michael Folorunsho made it 2-0 before half-time and then Giulio Maggiore scored late on.
AC MILAN TEAM NEWS: HERNANDEZ & RLC BOTH OUT
AC Milan are dealing with a few key injury issues for this final day clash as key defender Theo Hernandez remains sidelined alongside former Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek and attacker Samu Chukwueze.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Sportiello; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori, Terracciano; Musah, Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Jovic, Okafor
UNAVAILABLE: Hernandez (Injured), Loftus-Cheek (Injured), Chukwueze (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
SALERNITANA TEAM NEWS: OLD BOYS ARE DOUBTS
Salernitana have several doubts for this weekend’s trip north to Milan with Ivan Gomis and Norbert Gyomber among those that are doubtful as well as veteran Mexican international Guillermo Ochoa and 2014 FIFA World Cup winner Jerome Boateng.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Fiorillo; Pierozzi, Fazio, Pirola; Zanoli, Coulibaly, Basic, Sambia; Tchaouna, Kastanos; Weissman
UNAVAILABLE: Martegani (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Ochoa (Injured), Gyomber (Injured), Boateng (Injured), Gomis (Injured)
AC MILAN VS SALERNITANA PREDICTION
A couple of weeks ago, Salernitana had the lead against Juventus deep into second-half stoppage-time but they were denied that victory due to a late equaliser from Adrien Rabiot. So, whilst many will expect AC Milan to produce another comfortable hammering at San Siro like they did against Cagliari, it might be a little difficult this time around. That result and performance, though, was against a distracted and suffering Juve team so Milan should still cruise to victory here.
AC MILAN VS SALERNITANA TIP: AC MILAN TO WIN
