Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Lecce
Match Time & Date:
14/01/2023
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Milan
Milan will look to melt Napoli’s advantage in the Serie A standings to only four points when they take on Lecce at Stadio Via del Mare. The Rossoneri are determined to defend their trophy, and they will give 100% to get back on course following an unlucky 2-2 draw with Roma. All Ante Rebic, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Alessandro Florenzi remain in the treatment room, while Maignan, Kjaer, Krunic, Origi, and Messias are major doubts. Tonali is banned for the match.
The Giallorossi, on the other hand, kicked off 2023 in style, with the team beating Lazio at home, and they head into Saturday’s clash following a goalless draw with Spezia. Since Lecce are tough to beat at home, we predict that they are going to hold the reigning champions to a draw. Midfielder Morten Hjumland has yet to serve his ban, while all Dermaku, Pongracic, and Helgason are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Zlatan Ibrahimovic):
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian descent. Ibra was born in Malmo on 3 October, 1981 and, as a result, he decided to represent Sweden on the international stage. The 195-cm-tall attacker started his senior career at Malmo and in 2011 he moved to Ajax.
Ibrahimovic was producing outstanding performances for the Amsterdammers from 2001 to 2004 and, as a result, he was linked with a move with several European giants. In 2004 he signed a deal with Juventus for a fee of €16 million. Ibra scored 23 goals in 70 league games with the Bianconeri and he won two Serie A trophies with club (both revoked due to the Calciopoli scandal). He played for Inter and Milan in the past as well and he was part of Barcelona between 2009 and 2011.
In 2012 he moved to PSG and it has to be noted that he won for Ligue 1 trophies with les Parisiens. After scoring on his last game for PSG against Nantes, he joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016. Ibrahimovic represented Sweden at several major tournaments.
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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