Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli
Match Time & Date:
01/10/2022
20:45
Prediction: 0-2
Milan
Milan will look to climb to the Champions League berth when they face Empoli in the Serie A round 8. The Rossoneri aim to make amends for a heart-breaking loss to Napoli, and we are positive that the reigning champions will adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s showdown. All Ibrahimovic, Florenzi, Origi, Rebic, Calabria, Hernandez, and Tonali should miss out through injuries for the visiting side.
The hosts, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Bologna, and they managed to get one, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. Empoli, though, will have a much bigger fish to fry against Milan, who aim to stay in the title race. The likes of Mattia Destro, Tommaso Baldanzi, and Lorenzo Tonell are injured for the home side. You should bear in mind that the Rossoneri defeated the Azurri in each of their last three meetings in the Serie A.
Highlighted Player (Mattia Destro):
Mattia Destro started his youth career at Ascoli, but in 2005 he moved to Inter. The Italian attacker, though, made his debut in the Serie A with Genoa in the 2010/2011 season. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances for the Rossoblu and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Siena. Destro netted 12 goals for Siena in 30 league appearances for the club and on 30 July, 2012 he joined fellow Serie A team Roma for a fee of €8.5 million.
The Italian footballer made his debut for the capital club on 2 September, 2012 in a 3-1 victory over Inter. Destro scored 24 goals for Roma between 2012 and 2015 and after ending his loan spell with Milan he joined Bologna on 20 August, 2015.
Speaking of his international career, the Bologna forward has 15 caps for Italy U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 15 August, 2012 against England at Wembley Stadium. He made Italy’s 2014 provisional FIFA World Cup squad, but he eventually failed to make the final roster.
Highlighted Team (Milan):
AC Milan are regarded as one of the biggest club in Italy. The Rossoneri compete in the Italian Serie A and they have won 18 domestic trophies. Speaking of the club’s European success, Milan have clinched seven Champions League (European Cup) trophies.
Milan were on the verge of beating Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final, but the Premier League outfit came from three goals behind and eventually won the prestigious trophy on penalties. The Rossoneri play their home games at Stadio San Siro (80,018), the stadium that was opened in 1926. It is well known that Milan’s bitterest rivals are Inter and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Madonnina.
Milan were founded in 1899 by a lace-maker from England named Herbert Kilpin and a businessman Alfred Edwards. Milan’s home kits are red and black and that is why the team’s nickname is Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks).
The likes of Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Dejan Savicevic, Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Andrea Pirlo are the most famous footballers who have represented the San Siro outfit.
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