A Scudetto chase continues for AC Milan while sitting seven points at the top joint when they take on Fiorentina this weekend. The match schedules for Saturday Stadio Artemio Franchi with kickoff at 10:45 pm.
The Serie A top two are level on points with Napoli at the standings’ summit, ahead on goal difference only.
The Rossoneri won 10 of their 12 league games following a Milan Derby draw, while their inconsistent hosts won and lost half of their fixtures.
The Rossoneri arrive in Florence sitting second in the table, just one point behind leaders Napoli and seven ahead of their fierce rivals Inter. Mancini’s men will be looking for a seventh win from as many matches and extend their lead atop Serie A.
Milan will be looking for a similar display to that of the Derby d’Italia. Still, Fiorentina is no ordinary side, and Saturday’s meeting will likely prove to be an even sterner test for this rejuvenated outfit.
While the Viola languishes in 12th spot thanks to a winless run of nine games – which has seen Vlahovic fail to register in the past four fixtures – Serbia is celebrating qualification for next year’s showpiece in Qatar.
Fiorentina has positioned themselves to avoid direct clashes with any of the top eight before the winter break, so a run of wins could set up their revival under Vincenzo Italiano.
Fiorentina vs. AC Milan Head to Head
Both sides have 29 games against each other, with Fiorentina taking seven wins while AC Milan has 14 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 3-0 Spezia
- Lazio 1-0 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 3-0 Cagliari
- Venezia 1-0 Fiorentina
Away
- Milan 1-1 AC Milan
- Milan 1-1 FC Porto
- Roma 1-2 Milan
- Milan 1-0 Torino
- Bologna 2-4 Milan
Fiorentina Team News
Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic is forced to field an all-new center-back pairing. It’s also not too late to consider the Viola as an attacking force this weekend, with only Napoli scoring more goals than Fiorentina in the last five Gameweeks.
AC Milan Team News
Milan coach Stefano Pioli can also count on Giacomo Bonaventura, Franck Kessie, Tiemoue Bakayoko, and Fabio Borini, who are all expected to start.
The twenty-four-year-old Brazilian suffered a metatarsal injury just days before the season and signed for the San Siro side and has recently returned to full training.
Prediction and Odds
Given the heavy injury crisis, we expect Milan to have a tough time finding the back of the net this weekend.
- Double Chance
- Goals Over 2.5
- Both Teams to Score
