Stadio Renzo Barbera all set for Palermo vs AC Milan battle - Serie A match preview
The serie A continues as leaders AC Milan travel away to Stadio Renzo Barbera to take on Palermo on Saturday, 19 March. A win for the Rossoneri will help them stretch the lead at the top and a win for the Rosanero could take them to the seventh spot.
Palermo
Palermo are ninth in the table with forty points and level on points with eighth placed Fiorentina. Serse Cosmi’s team, have won twelve games so far compared to their thirteen loses. At home, Rosanero have been decent, winning eight times and losing out
on four occasions. One problem that the club has been going through is their defence and have conceded forty-six goals so far as compared to the forty-four goals they scored. In their last five games, Palermo have shown some disastrous form, losing all their
games including a game against Udinese, which the Rosanero lost 7-0. On Saturday, the home side will be hoping to get a result in their favour, which could put Milan under huge pressure.
AC Milan
The serie A leaders, have been enjoying the top spot for some time now and will be hoping to stretch their lead at the top. They have sixty-two points from twenty-nine games and are five points clear of their rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan. Their overall form has been
decent as the Rossoneri’s have won nine games on the road and lost only once. Their defence has been pretty decent in the campaign, conceding only twenty-one goals as compared to fifty-one, they have scored themselves. In their last five games, Milan have
won on three occasions while two games against Tottenham Hotspur and Bari, ended in draws.
Team News
Palermo
The home team is most likely to go in with a 3-5-2 formation. Fabrizio Miccoli and Abel Mathias Hernandez are set to be upfront for the Rosanero. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Salvatore-Sirigu-c32282 is prepared to start in goal for the hosts.
AC Milan
The visitors on the other hand are expected to field a 4-3-1-2 line-up with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 will not be taking any part in the game as the Swedish player is suspended.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Abbiati-c9046 is all set to guard the net for the Rossoneri.
Players to watch
The home team will be relying upon the striking powers of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabrizio-Miccoli-c13236. The Italian will be expected to cause a lot of problems for the visitor’s defence who have looked steady in the campaign so far. Miccoli has seven goals and will look to add to his
tally against the resolute Milan’s defence.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Cassano-c6302 will play a vital role in Milan’s attempt to over run their opponents. The Italian international will have to show his class right from the start after making several substitute appearances for the Diavolo. Cassano has two goals from eleven
appearances so far.
Prediction
Based on Palermo’s recent form, AC Milan are firm favourites to win the encounter. A 2-0 away win is on the cards for the visitors who will desperately want to stretch their lead at the top.
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