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AC Milan will be taking on Torino for their 24th fixture of Serie A as they look to carry on momentum after winning 1-0 to Juventus in the first leg semi-final of the Coppa Italia away from home. Meanwhile, Torino has been going through a horrid time recently as they’ve lost four games straights in the Italian League which positions them 14th in the league with 27 points. AC Milan on the other end is 10th in the league with 32 points on board.
Match Details
Date- Wednesday, February 18
Kick-Off- 1:15 AM (IST)
Venue- San Siro
AC Milan
Stefano Piolo is expected to feature a similar eleven which started off against Inter Milan. Leo Duarte and Lucas Biglia are the only ones who miss out due to injuries for the hosts. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be expected to lead the attack, with Hakan Calhanoglu playing in behind. Man in-form Ante Rebic and Samu Castillejo should be made available out wide. Theo Hernandez, Romagnoli, Kjaer and Calabria could formulate the defence.
Torino
Armando Izzo was sent off against Sampdoria over the weekend and will miss out against AC Milan. Having said that, Alex Berenguer, Andreas Belotti and Simone Verdi would be the ideal front three. Lorenzo De Silvestri, Sasa Lukic, Tomas Rincon and Ola Aina could fit in at midfield. Koffi Djidji, Nicolas Nkoulou and Lyanco are likely to be three the three-man defence.
AC Milan (Expected Playing 11)- Donarumma; Hernandez, Romagnoli, Kjaer, Calabria; Rebic, Bennacer, Kessie, Castillejo; Calhanoglu, Ibrahimovic
TOR (Expected Playing 11)- Sirigu; Djidji, Nkoulou, Lyanco; Silvestri, Lukic, Rincon, Aina; Berenguer, Belotti, Verdi
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is steadily getting into the groove for AC Milan and has two goals, an assist and a pass accuracy of 70.5% from 395 minutes in the league this season.
Andrea Belotti has been one of the key players on the attack for Torino. The centre-forward has nine goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 68.8% from 21 appearances this season.
Ante Rebic has made an impact in spite of having limited game time. Rebic has bagged four goals and has a pass accuracy of 68.6% from 431 minutes in Serie A this season for AC Milan.
Alex Berenguer could pack a punch in the advanced role for Torino. The 24-year-old has five goals, an assist and a pass accuracy of 76.7% from 16 appearances this season.
From the last six games between the two sides, it’s Torino who has the edge with two wins in contrast to Milan’s solitary win. Three games have ended on level terms during the process.
Considering Torino’s poor run of results lately, AC Milan will be the favourites heading into the game,
Team 1
Goalkeeper- S Sirigu
Defenders- N N’Konku, T Hernandez, S Kjaer, A Romagnoli
Midfielders- S Lukic, T Rincon, H Calhanoglu
Forwards- A Belotti, Z Ibrahimovic (VC), A Rebic (C)
Team 2
Goalkeeper- Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders- K Djidji, O Aina, T Hernandez, S Kjaer
Midfielders- S Lukic, T Rincon, H Calhanoglu
Forwards- A Rebic, Z Ibrahimovic (C), A Berenguer (VC)
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