AC MILAN v HELLAS VERONA: MATCH PREVIEW

AC Milan

·15 février 2025

AC MILAN v HELLAS VERONA: MATCH PREVIEW

AC Milan are preparing to face Hellas Verona on matchday 25 in Serie A, with kick-off scheduled for 20:45 CET on 15 February at San Siro. Sérgio Conceição's side are ready to give everything to pick up three precious points in this central phase of the season. On the other hand, Zanetti's men will be looking to cause problems for the Rossoneri, who will line up in the new Fourth kit for the first time. Here is out Match Preview to introduce the clash.

LATEST FROM MILANELLO AC Milan head into this match on the back of a convincing 2-0 victory over Empoli last time out in Serie A, a match where they looked solid and posed a threat in attack. However, the 1-0 defeat to Feyenoord in the Champions League highlighted the need for further improvement if the team want to compete on multiple fronts. The Rossoneri are determined to keep growing and make the most of home advantage to pick up a positive result against Hellas Verona. Compared to the trip to Rotterdam, Musah is available again after his Champions League suspension, as are Jiménez, Jović and Sottil (who are not in AC Milan's European squad). Warren Bondo could be named in the matchday squad for the first time after taking part in group training in the build-up to the game, but Tomori is unavailable after his red card against Empoli.

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LATEST FROM HELLAS VERONA The Gialloblù are heading to San Siro after losing 5-0 to Atalanta last time out in Serie A. Despite that heavy defeat, Zanetti's men have shown signs of improvement in recent away matches, remaining unbeaten in four of their last five fixtures on the road (wins against Bologna, Monza and Parma, and a draw against Venezia). They will be looking to rediscover some solidity in defence and make the most of any opportunities that fall their way to make things difficult for AC Milan. Duda is back from suspension, but Ghilardi will miss out for disciplinary reasons, with Dawidowicz or Valentini set to replace him. In attack, Zanetti should start Sarr and Mosquera, the latter of whom is likely to get the nod over Kastanos.

"It'll be a very difficult match, probably even more so than the reverse fixture," said Paolo Zanetti in his pre-match press conference. "AC Milan are team with fantastic technical ability and real champions. We mustn't focus too much on how strong AC Milan are but on what we can and must do better. We have to show the desire to come away with something from a difficult match. We're in Serie A, and you have to face certain opponents with determination, grit and belief, not with fear and apprehension."

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AC Milan have won each of their last eight Serie A matches against Hellas Verona. In Serie A history, the Rossoneri have only gone on a longer winning streak against four other sides: Chievo (13 consecutive victories), Novara (ten), Pescara (ten) and Siena (nine).
The Rossoneri have won eleven of their last 15 Serie A matches against teams that started the matchday in the bottom six and have also remained unbeaten in those fixtures (D4). Under Sérgio Conceição, AC Milan have won each of their last three league fixtures against sides who came into the game in the bottom half of the table.
AC Milan are the team who have had the most direct attacks this Serie A season (open-play sequences that start just inside the team’s own half and have at least 50% of movement towards the opposition goal and end in a shot or a touch in the opposition box): 58. On the other hand, Hellas Verona have only allowed 25 such attacks during the current campaign; only Juventus (22), Atalanta (20) and Lazio (16) have done better in this regard.
After his goal against Empoli, Santiago Gimenez could become the third player to score in his first two Serie A appearances for AC Milan in the three-points-per-win era - out of those in their debut seasons in the Italian top flight - after Andriy Shevchenko in September 1999 and Christian Pulisic in August 2023.

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN v HELLAS VERONA In Italy, the game will be live on DAZN and Sky. To watch AC Milan v Hellas Verona from a different country, please consult the "AC Milan on TV" page. Follow Matchday on Milan TV: live coverage will begin at 20:00 CET until shortly before kick-off, with the game being followed by interviews and Coach Conceição's press conference. Don't miss out on our coverage via acmilan.com, the AC Milan Official App (where the full deferred broadcast will be available in the coming days), our official social media channels and WhatsApp.

LATEST FROM SERIE A The referee for the match will be Francesco Fourneau, who is set to take charge of his second game involving the Rossoneri this season after AC Milan v Cagliari on 11 January. Fourneau will have Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni as his assistants, while Luca Massimi will perform the role of fourth official. Francesco Meraviglia, assisted by Gianluca Aureliano, will oversee VAR.

Matchday 25 got underway with Bologna 3-2 Torino on Friday 14 February. In addition to AC Milan v Hellas Verona at 20:45 CET, Atalanta v Cagliari (15:00 CET) and Lazio v Napoli (18:00 CET) are scheduled for Saturday. On Sunday, the following matches will be played: Fiorentina v Como (12:30 CET), Monza v Lecce (15:00 CET), Udinese v Empoli (15:00 CET), Parma v Roma (18:00 CET) and Juventus v Inter (20:45 CET). Genoa v Venezia (at 20:45 CET on Monday) will bring the latest round of fixtures to an end.

This is the current league table: Napoli 55; Inter 54; Atalanta 50; Lazio 45; Juventus 43; Fiorentina 42; Bologna 41; AC Milan* 38; Roma 34; Udinese 30; Torino** 28; Genoa 27; Cagliari and Lecce 24; Hellas Verona 23; Como 22; Empoli 21; Parma 20; Venezia 16; Monza 13. (** = one more game played; * = one game in hand)

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