Fiorentina vs AC Milan Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Serie A, October 6, 2024

Fiorentina vs AC Milan Preview

• Date: Sunday, October 6
• Kick-off Time: 6:45 pm GMT
• Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi

Fiorentina to face AC Milan in the seventh game of the Italian league at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Fiorentina are currently placed 11th with seven points in six games and would like to improve upon that performance. They come into this game on the bank of a 2-0 victory against The New Saints after goals from Moise Kean and Yacine Adi. They face their last defeat against Atalanta in the league. Their attack failed to break Empoli’s solid defence as they returned goalless after the sixth round.

On the other hand, AC Milan came into this game after a 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen and prior to that were also defeated by Liverpool in the Champions League. They are currently placed third in the table after a decent start to the campaign with 11 points in six matches. In the league, they secured a convincing 3-0 win over Lecce as strikes from Alvaro Morata, Theo Hernandez, and Christian Pulisic took them top of the goal rankings with 14.

Fiorentina Team News

Defensive trio, Luca Ranieri, Pietro Comuzzo and Lucas Martinez Quarta will return after serving UEFA suspensions but the Croatian centre back Marin Pongracic is again ruled out by a thigh injury. In the midweek, Raffaele Palladino changed the complete eleven apart from retaining Christian Kouame and was playing with a back four. It remains to be seen whether they return to their traditional back three to keep Milan at bay.

AC Milan Team News

Milan went into the UEFA Champions League with a strong side and are expected to do the same before going into the final game before the international break. One among Tammy Abraham and Alvaro Morata are expected to start but Rafael Leao and Alvaro Morata are expected to feature in the final third. Marco Sportiello, Ismael Bennacer, and Alessandro Florenzi are all sidelined, but captain Davide Calabria is expected to be back in action.

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Fiorentina vs AC Milan Predicted Lineups

Fiorentina Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Martinez Quarta, Comuzzo, Ranieri

Midfielders: Dodo, Cataldi, Bove, Gosens

Attackers: Colpani, Gudmundsson, Kean

AC Milan Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Maignan

Defenders: Emerson, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Hernandez

Midfielders: Pulisic, Fofana, Reijnders

Attackers: Morata, Leao, Abraham

Fiorentina vs AC Milan H2H Record

Both the teams have faced each other 41 times since 2004 and Fiorentina has won on 11 occasions. AC Milan has won 21 times while nine matches have ended in a draw.

Key Players to Watch in Fiorentina vs AC Milan

Rafael Leao (Milan)

The Portuguese winger will be one of the key players in the game due to his raw pace to run in behind the defence and always maintain pressure on the defence. He had been leading the charts for his team in terms of assists . He has been an influential figure in the games that Milan has played so far.

Robin Gosens (Fiorentina)

The German midfielder is a crucial part of the midfield for Fiorentina. Despite scoring and assisting once in four games, his presence has been beneficial for the side. He contributes in both halves of the pitch and covers a lot of areas providing backup for the attacker as well as the centre-back.

Fiorentina vs AC Milan Prediction

AC Milan has been in great form in the domestic league and will look to continue against an 11th-placed Fiorentina side. On the other hand, Fiorentina are a difficult side to beat at home and would be able to resist the visitors. AC Milan will be seen as favourites in the game but a game of football is very unpredictable as we have seen on many occasions.

Predicted Score: Fiorentina 1-3 AC Milan

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