AC Milan vs Newcastle United Match Analysis & Prediction
19/09/2023 7:45 pm
Dining at Europe’s top table for the first time in 20 years, Newcastle United’s 2023-24 Champions League baptism sees them meet seven-time winners AC Milan at San Siro in Tuesday’s Group F tie.
While the Magpies halted a three-game losing run after beating Brentford 1-0 in their most recent Premier League match, Milan were humiliated by old rivals Inter Milan in a 5-1 defeat.
Rafael Leao had given Stefano Pioli’s side a glimmer of hope following Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s opener and a Marcus Thuram rocket, but the 34-year-old former inspired Inter to a magnificent success, scoring his second of the game and setting up Davide Frattesi either side of a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty against his old club.
Inter also made it five successive victories over Milan for the first time ever, as the Rossoneri’s Champions League campaign last year also ended at the hands of their San Siro rivals in the semi-finals, losing 3-0 on aggregate.
However, a bulish Pioli – who had led Miln to three opening victories over Bologna, Torino and Roma this season – insisted that he could have few qualms with his side’s efforts for the first 70 minutes of Saturday’s derby, not that his affirmations would improve the modd of the Rossoneri faithful.
Milan host Newcastle at San Siro having lost just one of their last 13 competitive matches as the hosts, and they bested English opposition in Tottenham Hotspur during last year’s Champions League, although having previously been beaten 5-0 over two group-stage ties by Chelsea.
Newcastle hosted Brentford in their most recent Premier League match aiming to salvage a sense of pride after losing three in a row during a sombre summer.
A narrow defeat at Manchester City was far from disastrous, but letting a one-goal slip to the 10 men of Liverpool and being single-handedly torn to shreds by Brighton & Hove Albion’s Evan Ferguson led to some murmurs of discontent, although Eddie Howe is still believed to have the complete backing of the Magpies board.
An imminent European journey may have been playing on the minds of Howe’s crop during their miserable run of results, as Newcastle gear up for their first Champions League match since the summer of 2003, where their qualifying campaign ended with a penalty-shootout defeat to Partizan.
AC Milan vs. Newcastle United Head to head
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AC Milan Team News
Pioli was without centre-back Pierre Kalulu at the weekend due to a thigh concern, which could keep him out for a few weeks, while Ismael Bennacer is on the long road to recovery from knee surgery.
Christian Pulisic was largely anonymous during the derby, so Samuel Chukwueze may come into Pioli’s thinking for a start alongside Leao and Olivier Giroud.
AC Milan's Last 5 Matches
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13/08/2023AC Milan4Novara2Club Friendlies
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21/08/2023Bologna0AC Milan2Serie A
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26/08/2023AC Milan4Torino1Serie A
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01/09/2023Roma1AC Milan2Serie A
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16/09/2023Inter Milan5AC Milan1Serie A
Newcastle United Team News
Sandro Tonali’s reunion with Milan was in jeopardy when he sustained an injury during the international break, but he was able to make the bench against Brentford and should be reintroduced into the XI here.
With Tonali expected to make a swift return, Elliot Anderson will surely drop out of the XI, while a refreshed Alexander Isak should be given the nod in the number nine role over Callum Wilson.
Newcastle United's Last 5 Matches
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12/08/2023Newcastle United5Aston Villa1Premier League
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19/08/2023Manchester City1Newcastle United0Premier League
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27/08/2023Newcastle United1Liverpool2Premier League
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02/09/2023Brighton & Hove Albion3Newcastle United1Premier League
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16/09/2023Newcastle United1Brentford0Premier League
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