Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Milan
Match Time & Date:
04/06/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Verona
Stadio San Siro will host a highly-anticipated Serie A game between Milan and Verona. The Rossoneri have already sealed their spot in the Champions League, but they surely want to overtake their bitter local rivals Inter in second place in the standings. With no fresh injury worries to report, boss Stefano Pioli is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Juventus in Turin at the weekend.
The Mastini, on the other hand, are low on confidence following a heart-breaking draw with Empoli. Verona are desperate to avoid relegation to Serie B, but seeing that Milan have turned their Stadio San Siro into a real fortress, home win should be considered. All Darko Lazovic, Ondrej Duda, Josh Doig, and Pawel Dawidowicz are sidelined with injuries, speaking of the visiting team, while both Kevin Lasagna and Thomas Henry are rated doubtful for the decider.
Highlighted Player (Simon Kjaer):
Simon Kjaer began his senior career at FC Midtjylland and in 2008 he moved to Italy, signing a deal with Palermo. The Danish footballer scored his first goal for Palermo on 2 November in a 3-0 victory over Chievo Verona.
After making 62 league appearances for the Sicilian outfit he joined Wolfsburg on 30 June, 2010, playing 57 games in the Bundesliga with the Wolves. After ending his loan spell with Roma, the Danish defenders returns to Woflsburg and on 5 July, 2013 he moved to Lille.
The 189-cm-tall footballer, who was born in Horsens, Denmark on 16 March, 1989, signed a four-year deal with Fenerbahce on 16 June, 2015 for a fee of €7.65 million. Simon Kjaer was named Danish U19 Player of the Year in 2007 and he has 10 caps for the Denmark U19 team. The Fenerbahce defender played for Denmark at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and he started the games against Netherlands and Cameroon in the group stages of the showpiece tournament.
Highlighted Team (Verona):
Founded back in 1903, Hellas Verona are a professional football club that compete in the Italian Serie A. The “Mastini” are well known for their yellow and blue jerseys and they welcome their opponents at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. Hellas Verona share rivalry with Chievo Verona and the two local rivals face each other in the “Derby della Scala”.
The first derby of Verona was played on November 18, 2001, with Hellas Verona emerging triumphant (3-2). In 1985 the Mastini won their first and only Scudetto, with the team finishing the season in top position in the Serie A standings, four points clear of second-placed Torino. The likes of Preben Elkjaer, Giuseppe Calderisi, Hans-Peter Briegel, Pietro Fanna and Antonio Di Gennaro led Hellas Verona to the historical success.
However, the most famous footballer who played for Verona is Romania international Adrian Mutu, who scored 16 goals in 57 appearances in the league for the Stadio Marc’ Antonio Bentegodi outfit. Verona will compete in the Italian top flight in the 2017/2018 season as they finished the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign in second position in the table.
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