Milan missed the opportunity to ascend to the top of the Seria A table in the previous round. They had more than enough to win the game against Napoli, but in the end, they came away empty-handed, leaving over 70k fans at San Siro essentially disappointed.
Since the season is still in its early stages, it is unlikely that this loss will have a significant impact on the race for the championship, but they would benefit greatly from winning their next game in terms of confidence. Given that they also have Champions League goals, the question of whether this roster is strong and diverse enough to successfully finish the season on two fronts remains.
Empoli, on the other hand, has 7 points after 7 games played and is currently in position 14 in the standings. They finally won their first game of the season in the final round, and it came against Bologna on the road, against little expectation. They are therefore anticipating this game in good spirits and are hoping to continue their string of successful outcomes.
However, Milan is unquestionably the favorite. Yet I am not sure enough to guess who will win this game. Empoli has so far proven to be a very difficult and cunning foe who plays defense and allows few goals.
We anticipate the home team to start the game in the block and wait for a chance from potential counterattacks because we think they would be happy with even one point in this game. Stefano Pioli will face additional difficulties due to Milan’s problems with injuries to several of its key players.
Due to injuries, the young Tommaso Baldanzi and Mattia Destro will be unable to support their teammates against Milan. The good news is that Akpa Akpro is back after serving his suspension, and Lorenzo Tonneli, who hasn’t played since suffering a serious injury in April, might also be back.
The French duo Hernandez and Maignan’s should concern Stefano Pioli because it is unknown how long they will be sidelined. However, Ante Rebic and Divoc Origi might be able to play some minutes against Empoli until Ibrahimovic and Florenzi return, which is only anticipated for atleast a few more months.
Possible lineup for Empoli – Guglielmo Vicario, Fabiano Parisi, Sebastiano Luperto, Ardian Ismaili, Petar Stojanovic, Razvan Marin, Filippo Bandinelli, Nedim Bajrami, Nicolas Haas, Martin Satriano, Sam Lammers
Possible lineup for Milan – Ciprian Tatarusanu, Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori, Pierre Kalulu, Fode Ballo-Toure, Rade Krunic, Brahim Diaz, Ismael Bennacer, Alexis Saelemaeker, Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leao
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