The San Siro outfit will be in ruthless mood as they look set to pile pressure on Juventus for the race to Scudetto,
against the relegation battling Grifone.
The Rossoneri will be playing hosts to the Ligurians on matchday 33 fixture of the Serie A. The tie will be played at Stadio
Giuseppe Meazza on April 25, 2012 with kick-off at 18.00 GMT.
The game was set to be played on the April 14th, but the tragic death of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Piermario-Morosini-c29986 followed the postponement
of all matches played out in the League, and the game was minutes from kick-off before it was called off.
Week 33 fixtures of the Serie A were played last weekend and AC Milan faced off Bologna, whereas Genoa faced off AC Siena.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled a goal back for the reigning Italian Champions, as they were a goal down in the match against Stefano
Pioli’s men.
Genoa on the other hand are in desperate need of the three points for entirely different reasons, as their season hangs in balance
with a slender one point lead against a resurgent Lecce. The Grifone’s last match ended in the controversy marred 4-1 defeat against AC Siena, at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
AC Milan
The Rossoneri have hit a dry patch of late, securing a solitary victory in their last five matches played in all competitions.
They have not been in the best of forms in the league, which has seen the resurgent Juventus leapfrog the Milanello into the first position of the league.
Milan commanded a healthy lead at the top of the table, however, physical fatigue started to creep into the players which was
evident in their loss against relegation threatened Fiorentina. Despite their recent lacklustre performances, the Milanello still boast the best defensive home record of the Serie A, having let in only nine goals throughout the campaign at the San Siro.
They also have one of the most potent attacking prowesses in the Lega, having scored the most number of goals in the Serie A.
Part of that is down to the prolific threat of their Swedish talisman, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029.
Genoa
The Ligurians have just won one of the last six encounters against AC Milan, which occurred in 2010. Besides their poor performance
against the Rossoneri, il Grifone have not been doing well in the Lega as well. They have not won any of their matches in the Serie A since their victory against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 in February.
In total they have not won in their last ten matches of the Serie A. They also have the worst defensive record of the Lega,
conceding on 62 occasions.
Team News
AC Milan
Massimiliano Allegri has had a torrid time with injuries this season, and many players have stated that their league form has
suffered because of injuries to key personnel.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Aquilani-c4313 would also be featuring in
the squad as he was suspended for the last match against Chievo.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mark-van-Bommel-c24148 will definitely be starting for Allegri
as he would be pivotal in winning the midfield battles. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Abbiati-c9046 would feature despite his foot problem.
However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexandre-Pato-c4901 are still recovering from his persistent muscle injury.
Probable starting eleven: Abbiati, Nesta, Yepes, Antonini, Abate, Nocerino, Van Bommel, Muntari,
Emanuelson, Ibrahimovic, Cassano.
Genoa
Things do not seem to be improving at all for the Ligurians, as their season turns from bad to worse. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-c4309 Malesani has not
had the desired effect as the Grifone are just hovering above the relegation zone, and was consequently sacked after their 4-1 loss against Siena.
Kevin Constant is injured and will not be able to featuring in the squad. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kakha-Kaladze-c20233 would be making his way back into the
squad after being injured for the last match.
The only positive news for Malesani would be that the club’s top scorer, Rodrigo Palacio is available for selection.
Probable starting eleven: Frey, Moretti, Granqvist, Kaladze, Jankovic, Biondini, Kucka, Sculli, Gilardino,
Palacio.
Players to Watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sulley-Muntari-c34312 (AC Milan)
After enduring a spell on the benches in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan colours, Muntari has made his mark in the first team of AC Milan, scoring
a scorcher of a goal in Verona. He would be pivotal in supporting the attack, and might prove to be the difference against Genoa
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodrigo-c31437 Palacio (Genoa)
The Argentine is the highest scorer for the Luigi Ferraris outfit scoring 17 times in the League. Il Grifone would be looking
to the striker to provide such much needed impetus to his forward line.
Prediction:
Milan would too hot to handle for the Grifone and would be highly motivated to secure a victory against the lowly ranked Ligurians.
(Verdict: 2-0)
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