AC Milan vs Salernitana Match Analysis and Prediction

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AC Milan returns to San Siro this weekend to face Salernitana on Saturday evening, looking to make back-to-back Serie A victories on the bounce. The match schedules at 17:00.

AC Milan have made an impressive campaign this season with the club going unbeaten for the opening 12 matches in Serie A. AC have recorded 11 wins, two draws and two defeats from their 15 league matches now collecting 35 points that have them sitting in the second place with just a point behind leaders Napoli.

Milan did well to bounce back to winnings ways last Wednesday when they swept aside Genoa in an exciting match that ended 3-0, with Zlatan Ibrahimović opening the scoring with a brilliant free-kick in the 10^th minute before Junior Messias struck a second half brace that saw Milan end their three-match winless run. Also the win saw the Rossoneri back ahead of city rivals Inter in the Serie a standings by a point.

Stefano Pioli will therefore hope that his side’s slump is at an end and they will keep the momentum going. Also Milan will be looking for a confidence booster ahead of crucial games against Liverpool and Napoli before the upcoming mi-winter break.

Meanwhile Salernitana have faced a really tough welcome back to the Serie A after a 23-year absence with the club languishing at the bottom of the table with just eight points collected from 15 matches.

Salernitana head into the match in a poor form having only recorded one win in their last six league matches, picking up a draw while suffering four defeats in the process. They are coming off a 2-0 defeat to Juventus in their midweek fixture, with Pablo Dybala and Alvaro Morata condemning them to their 11^th league defeat so far this season.

The visitors are currently conceding goals at an unsustainable rate of over two per game and will fascinating how they defend themselves against the Milan side, who have scored 33 goals in their 15 league matches.