Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Milan
Match Time & Date:
30/11/2024
18:00
Prediction: 1-0
Empoli
After surviving Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League round 5, Milan will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Empoli at Stadio San Siro. The Rossoneri are eager to move closer to the Champions League berth and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s clash. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Rafael Leao, who returns to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute in the triumph over Slovan. All Alessandro Florenzi, Luka Jovic, and Ismael Bennacer miss out with injuries for the home team.
Meanwhile, the Azzurri are stuck in the middle of the table with 16 points on their account. In their last meeting at “San Siro” Milan defeated Empoli thanks to Christian Pulisic’s goal and given the importance of Saturday’s clash for the home side, we are tempted to bet on Paulo Fonseca’s men. All Fazzini, Grassi, Ebuehi, Zurkowski, Perisan, Sazonov, and Haas are rated doubtful for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Christian Pulisic):
Christian Pulisic is an American professional footballer who plays in the English Premier League with Chelsea. Born in Pennsylvania on the 18th of September, 1998, the talented midfielder joined Brackley Town's youth setup in 2005. He then went on to feature for Michigan Rush and PA classics before being recruited by Bundesliga outfit Borrusia Dortmund in February 2015.
Impressed with the rate of his progression at their academy, BVB integrated the teenager into their first team over the winter break. On the 30th of January, 2015, Pulisic made his professional debut at the age of 17, coming on as a substitute in Dortmund's 2-0 home win against Ingolstadt in the league. He then went on to score his first professional goal three months later in a 3-0 league win over Hamburger SV. Before joining English club Chelsea in 2018, Pulisic played a total of 4 seasons at Dortmund, three of which were as a full-time player and the last one on loan from the Blues.
The 21-year-old is now back at Chelsea for the 19/20 season and is currently on a contract that expires in 2024. Pulisic's club career honors include winning the 16/17 DFB Pokal with Dortmund. Additionally, Pulisic initially represented the USA at the under-15 and under-17 level before getting called up to the senior squad. He made his senior debut on the 29th of March,2016, as a substitute in USA's 4-0 thumping of Guatemala in the CONCACAF World cup qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Empoli):
Empoli FC (Empoli Football Club 1920 SpA) is an Italian football club founded in 1920 and is currently active in the Italian Serie A.
The club is playing in the Serie A since 2014/2015 and hosts its home games in the Stadio Carlo Castellani which holds a capacity of 19 847 seats. The home colors of Empoli FC are blue and white. The Empoli Ultra’s are called Rangers 1976 and are feared in Italy.
Empoli FC didn’t win any major prizes in the clubs history. The clubs biggest achievement in the history was in 2004/2005 where the club finished first in the Serie B (the second highest football division). Because of a matchfixing scandal the title was given away to Genoa CFC. Empoli FC played in the UEFA Cup once in season 2007/2008 but got knocked out in the first round by FC Zurich.
The are several famous players that played for Empoli FC like Birindelli, Bresciano, Di Natale and Luca Toni.
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