AC Milan go lock horns with Udinese dis Saturday for San Siro, and di tension dey high. Di Rossoneri just collect one painful blow from Napoli last weekend, wey make dem drop from second to third place for Serie A table. Na Matteo Politano score di only goal wey give Napoli di win, and dat loss don scatter Milan small title hopes comot.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri talk say dem need to bounce back quick quick. “For dis final run-in, balance na key thing,” Allegri yarn for press conference. “We dey few points away from where we wan reach, but room dey to improve. We go face dis moment with calm and clarity.” Milan dey third with 63 points from 31 games, while Udinese dey comfortable for mid-table with 40 points.
Team news dey mix for Milan side. Defender Matteo Gabbia don return from injury and fit start. But Cheveyo Balentien still dey injured. For Udinese, striker Keinan Davis don return from suspension, while Adam Buksa dey back from injury. Jordan Zemura and Alessandro Zanoli no go available.
Allegri likely go switch to four-man defence with Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlović as central defenders. Zachary Athekame go play right-back. For midfield, Samuele Ricci get chance over Youssouf Fofana. Attack go feature Alexis Saelemaekers, Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao.
Udinese coach Kosta Runjaić say him team dey motivated despite less pressure. “We no get plenty pressure like some teams, but we still get high motivation,” Runjaić talk. “We wan collect as many points as possible for dis final stretch. Dem na top team, dem fit change systems and players but always maintain quality.”
Statistics dey favour Milan well well. Di Rossoneri don win their last four Serie A meetings with Udinese. Di only longer winning streak against dem for di competition na seven wins between 1998 and 2001. Milan fit beat dis opponent four times in a row without conceding goal for first time for Serie A.
Di match go mark di 300th appearance for Europe’s top five leagues for goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Since join AC Milan, di French goalkeeper don provide three assists for Serie A. Among goalkeepers for continent’s top five leagues, only Ederson get more assists with five.
Referee for di match na Matteo Marchetti from Ostia Lido section. Dis go be him 56th match for Serie A. AC Milan don see officiating from am three times before, di most recent na AC Milan 2-1 Como for March 2025.
Match go kick off 18:00 CEST at San Siro. For Italy, dem go broadcast am live on DAZN. For abroad, fans fit check “Where to Watch AC Milan on TV” section. Coverage go begin on Milan TV from 17:15 CET.
Serie A Matchday 32 schedule begin on Friday with Roma 3-0 Pisa. Saturday fixtures include Cagliari vs Cremonese and Torino vs Hellas Verona by 15:00 CEST, followed by AC Milan v Udinese by 18:00 CEST and Atalanta vs Juventus by 20:45 CEST.
How table dey stand: Inter dey top with 72 points. Napoli follow with 65 points. Milan dey third with 63 points. Como get 58 points while Juventus get 57 points. Udinese dey 11th with 40 points.
Player to watch na Christian Pulisic. Di American attacker don go 13 games without scoring goal, and backup attackers dey eye him spot. Pulisic need to bring him best form to help Milan cement Champions League ticket.
Udinese dey decent form away from home. Dem don keep consecutive clean sheets for Serie A and concede just once for their last three games. But Milan get better head-to-head record and more motivation after di Napoli setback.
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