AC Milan vs Juventus preview

April 8, 2016
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Milan vs JuventusIt will be up to struggling AC Milan to try and stop Serie A leaders Juventus in their tracks as they search for the first win in five games.

The Bianconeri are already six points clear at the league summit and a win at San Siro would get them closer to yet another league trophy.

AC Milan are going through another disappointing season and it appears this team is simply not good enough to challenge for Champions League positions.

The Rossoneri did show glimpses of quality at times, but lacked any sort of consistency and just could not perform at the required level.

As a result, they are now out of the race for top 3 positions and could miss out on European qualification altogether unless they show massive improvement in the season finale.

AC Milan are winless in last four Serie A games, taking just two points during that period, and they could find it hard to stop red-hot Juventus from winning.

The hosts will be without the suspended Andrea Bertolacci, whereas captain Ricardo Montolivo is doubtful through a muscle problem.

M’Baye Niang and Philippe Mexes are out injured, but Juraj Kucka, Alex and Keisuke Honda are available for selection.

Probable starting line-up (4-4-2): Donnarumma – Abate, Alex, Romagnoli, Antonelli – Honda, Mauri, Kucka, Bonaventura – Bacca, Balotelli.

Juventus have come a long way from the poor start to the current campaign and they are back to being the hot favourites for the league title.

When their competitors start to struggle, it is than that the Bianconeri turn up the heat and they appear to have broken down Napoli as well.

Juventus have been absolutely amazing ever since November, winning 20 of last 21 league fixtures, with Bologna the only side that prevented them from winning.

The Bianconeri missed an excellent opportunity to reach the Champions League quarter-finals by conceding two late goals against Bayern, before losing the tie after extra time.

However, they quickly returned to the right track, as witnessed by back to back wins over Torino and Empoli, with Juve now 2.20 (6/5) to see off AC Milan as well.

The visitors will have to make do without Sami Khedira (suspension), Martin Caceres (Achilles) and Giorgio Chiellini (thigh), whilst Paulo Dybala faces a fitness test.

Probable starting line-up (3-5-2): Buffon – Rugani, Bonucci, Barzagli – Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Marchisio, Pogba, Alex Sandro – Mandzukic, Morata.

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