AC Milan vs Genoa Lineups, Preview, Prediction and Team News | Serie A, December 15, 2024

AC Milan vs Genoa Preview

• Tournament: Serie A
• Date: Sunday, Dec 15
• Kick-off Time: 07:45 pm GMT
• Venue: San Siro, Italy

AC Milan will play Genoa in their 15th clash of the 2024/25 Serie A season at San Siro. The Rossoneri are heading into the domestic league after they secured a hard-fought three points over Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League.

Hosts AC Milan needed the win in the midweek tie to come out of their domestic struggles as they lost to both Atalanta and Napoli in their latest matches. They currently sit 7th in the league standings and will be favorites to pick up all three points this weekend. The Rossoneri have a formidable squad at their disposal and have shown promising form in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, Genoa are coming off a goalless draw with Torino in the domestic setting. They are languishing in the second half of the table and looking to improve from one of their worst season starts in recent times.

AC Milan Team News

AC Milan players, Emerson Royal and Theo Hernandez, will start as the full-backs here. Players like Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi will continue in the treatment room with their long-term injuries. Former Chelsea players Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic are sidelined with thigh and calf injuries respectively.

Genoa Team News

As for Genoa, players like Koni De Winter, Jeff Ekhator, Caleb Ekuban, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Junior Messias are all sidelined with their respective injuries. Andrea Pinamonti is expected to lead the line whereas veteran striker Mario Balotelli will start as a substitute.

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AC Milan vs Genoa Predicted Lineups

AC Milan predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Maignan

Defenders: Emerson, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernandez

Midfielders: Fofana, Musah

Forwards: Chukwueze, Reijnders, Leao; Abraham

Genoa predicted lineup (4-3-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Leali

Defenders: Sabelli, Bani, Vasquez, Martin

Midfielders: Frendrup, Badelj, Thorsby

Forwards: Zanoli, Miretti; Pinamonti

Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off 33 times in the past, with AC Milan winning 20 of those games. Genoa has won only seven matches between both sides, whereas the remaining six games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Key Players to Watch in AC Milan vs Genoa

Tammy Abraham (AC Milan)

Former Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham was the hero for AC Milan when scored a late winner against Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League. So far this season, the England international has bagged five goals and four assists in 16 appearances across all competitions.

Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa)

Genoa forward Andrea Pinamonti joined the club on a season-long loan from Sassuolo and is one of the exciting players in the Serie A this season. The 25-year-old centre-forward has bagged five goals in 14 Serie A matches this season.

AC Milan vs Genoa Prediction

The hosts are coming off a hard-fought 2-1 win over Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League and will be looking to continue with that momentum after a sluggish start to the new campaign. AC Milan are currently seventh in the Serie A standings and are 12 points away from league-leaders Atalanta. The Rossoneri have looked impressive in recent games, as they have lost only twice in the last 10 games across all competitions.

As for Genoa, they are languishing in the second half of the table but have made a fine start to the domestic campaign. They head to San Siro on the back of a five-game unbeaten streak and have been impressive under Patrick Vieira. But they find themselves in a precarious position and their recent outing resulted in a goalless draw with Torino.

Predicted Score: AC Milan 2-0 Genoa

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