Fiorentina vs AC Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Fiorentina have endured a miserable campaign but things appear to be improving as they now welcome title challenging AC Milan to the Artemio Franchi.
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Fiorentina preview: Slight improvement
Fiorentina started the season with the return of Stefano Pioli, who won the league with Milan in 2022, but a miserable beginning saw him sacked and replaced by former Lazio boss Marco Baroni in November. It was hardly an immediate improving but I Viola do now finally beginning to find something of a spark.
The hosts have now suffered just one defeat in their last four matches in Serie A. That were left extremely frustrated to have been denied a third win in four in midweek, though, as veteran attacker Pedro scored a last gasp equaliser for Lazio in a 2-2 draw with the strugglers at the Stadio Olimpico the other day.
AC Milan preview: Surprise title challenge
AC Milan head into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Genoa at San Siro the other day, courtesy of a late equaliser scored by Portugal international attacker Rafael Leao. The Rossoneri have been pegged back at the top-of-the-table as they now sit three points behind city rivals Internazionale.
They have been much-improved and far more effective after they appointed Massimiliano Allegri. He has brought his typically defensive and cautious style of football back to Lombardy, but that has helped the club a fair bit who were in flux and verging into a crisis, yet again.
Fiorentina team news: A few doubts
Fiorentina are dealing with a few injury doubts for this one such as defender Mattia Viti, midfielder Jacopo Fazzini and experienced Bosnia-Herzegovina international striker Edin Dzeko.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): David de Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Pongracic, Gosens; Mandragora, Fagioli, Ndour; Parisi, Piccoli, Gudmundsson
Unavailable: Lamptey (Injured), Richardson (International duty)
Questionable: Viti (Injured), Fazzini (Injured), Dzeko (Injured)
AC Milan team news: No Nkunku
Christopher Nkunku had found some excellent form of late but the Frenchman is now sidelined for a while due to an ankle injury, while Santiago Gimenez is also sidelined.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Gabbia, Tomori, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao
Unavailable: Nkunku (Injured), Santiago Gimenez (Injured)
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Fiorentina vs AC Milan prediction
These are two giants of Italian football and both have a bit of work to do to really get their supporters back on track. Fiorentina's improvement of late, and a slight shakiness from Milan, would make a rare entertaining game involving the visitors a reasonable possibility.
Fiorentina vs AC Milan tip: Both teams to score
