Parma vs AC Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Parma have badly struggled at the start of this season and there is pressure growing as they welcome a seemingly resurgent AC Milan side to the Ennio Tardini.
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Parma preview: Struggling Parma
Over the summer, following the departure of Cristian Chivu to Internazionale before the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Parma took the gamble on Mikel Arteta’s assistant coach at Arsenal, Carlos Cuesta, but it has been a very poor start to the season.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 3-1 defeat at home to a strong Bologna side in Emilio-Romagna last weekend, meaning they have won just one of their ten matches so far this season in Serie A.
AC Milan preview: Improved Rossoneri
Massimiliano Allegri returned to San Siro in the summer and AC Milan, having failed badly last year, have become resurgent with a focus on results this time around as they begin the 11th match day of the table sitting a point behind league leaders Napoli.
That comes as a result of the Rossoneri defeating a similarly high-flying Roma side by a goal to nil at San Siro last weekend, courtesy of a 39th minute winner scored by Serbia international centre-back Strahinja Pavlovic.
Parma team news: Ordonez suspended
Parma midfielder Christian Ordonez is now missing through suspension for the hosts, whilst the likes of Alessandro Circati and Nahuel Estevez are confirmed absentees.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Suzuki; Del Prato, Ndiaye, Valenti; Lovik, Adrian Bernabe, Keita, Hernani, Britschgi; Mateo Pellegrino, Benedyczak
Unavailable: Circati (Injured), Nahuel Estevez (Injured), Ordonez (Suspended), Frigan (Injured), Ondrejka (Injured)
Questionable: Valeri (Injured), Oristanio (Injured), Almqvist (Injured)
AC Milan team news: Key doubts
Milan head to Parma with a couple of longer term doubts for this one, such as Adrien Rabiot and Christian Pulisic, whilst Santiago Gimenez is a confirmed absentee.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Ricci, Bartesaghi; Nkunku, Leao
Unavailable: Santiago Gimenez (Injured)
Questionable: Rabiot (Injured), Pulisic (Injured)
Parma vs AC Milan prediction
With their home advantage, it is getting towards last chance saloon for Parma boss Carlos Cuesta. They have tried to replicate the similarly duel-focused and fairly dull style from Arsenal. That is exactly the way in which Milan are playing with Allegri bringing his Juventus style of winning being the only thing that matters and a low-scoring away win would appear the likeliest outcome for this one.
Parma vs AC Milan tip: AC Milan to win & under 3.5 goals
