AC Milan go face Hellas Verona this afternoon for Matchday 33 of Serie A inside Bentegodi stadium. Kick-off time na 3pm CEST. Milan dey look for crucial points to hold their position for top four, while Verona dey fight to comot from relegation zone.
For official line-ups wey AC Milan website release, Hellas Verona go play 3-5-2 formation with Montipò as goalkeeper. Defenders na Edmundsson, Nelsson, and Valentini. Midfielders include Oyegoke, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini, Bernede, and Belghali. For attack, Bradarić and Orban go lead. Their coach na Sammarco.
AC Milan sef go use 3-5-2 formation with Maignan as goalkeeper. Defenders na Tomori, Gabbia, and Pavlović. Midfield line include Athekame, Fofana, Modrić, Rabiot, and Bartesaghi. For attack, Leão and Pulisic go dey upfront. Their coach na Allegri. Referee na Chiffi from Padova.
Betting experts dey predict say Milan go win this match. Dem talk say Verona don suffer four straight defeats for Serie A. Interim manager Paolo Sammarco don struggle since dem appoint am after dem sack Paolo Zanetti for early February. Since that time, Verona only win one match for early March. Seven defeats follow.
Milan sef dey pass through difficult period. Dem don lose grip for second place as Napoli don occupy that position. Even though dem win derby match against Inter 1-0, dem don lose three of their four matches since that victory. Last match against Udinese end with 3-0 loss after Davide Bartesaghi own goal and strikes from Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Arthur Atta.
Massimiliano Allegri dey desperate to turn things around for Milan. Second place still dey within reach. Verona poor run fit allow Milan to bounce back after consecutive winless outings.
Verona score for first time in four games for their last match against Torino. Kieran Bowie first-half equaliser for 2-1 loss show say Gialloblu still get small fight for attack. That consolation goal mean say Verona average nearly one goal per league game.
Milan defence no too strong even against team wey get joint-second lowest goals for Serie A with 23 goals. Verona only keep one clean sheet for their last 14 home league matches. Worse pass, dem concede league-high 18 goals after 75th minute this season.
Only one of Milan last five away Serie A games see both teams score. But this match promise say both sides go score. Milan don draw blank for two straight matches, and that one go motivate Allegri team to do better.
Both teams don struggle to score lately. Milan and Verona each fail to find net for three of their last five games. Verona last three outings show poor form.
Verona dey fight for survival while Milan second-place hopes dey fade. But Milan no don lose for Bentegodi since December 2017, and dem don win six straight matches there. That one go motivate dem to score.
Rafael Leao don struggle to show his best form this season. Portuguese winger get 10 goals and two assists for 26 appearances. His scoring output don stall. Leao last score net for March 2-0 win over Cremonese. Since then, he no score for four games, miss one with adductor pain. He return for just nine minutes against Napoli and no make impact versus Udinese.
Milan risk to lose three straight league games without scoring for first time since April 1967. Leao go be their main attacker to avoid that unwanted record. Given Leao explosive ability and playmaking quality, no surprise if he contribute meaningfully to Milan evening.
For other Serie A matches wey go hold today, Juventus go welcome Bologna to Turin as dem dey fight for Champions League spot. Cremonese desperately need win when dem host in-form Torino. Pisa go host Genoa as dem dey fight survival.
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