Overview
AC Milan have been disappointing in their last two Serie A games, losing 1-2 to Atalanta and drawing with Genoa in a goalless draw at San Siro.
These results have left AC Milan gradually falling behind the leading group on the rankings. Coach Paulo Fonseca's team has only 23 points after 15 rounds.
Therefore, AC Milan need a victory to continue to maintain the competition to participate in the European Cup next season. They also have to regain their spirit before the important encounter with Roma in the 18th round, as well as the match with Juventus in the European Super Cup semi-finals in early 2025.
For Verona, the 3-2 victory over Parma helped them stop a streak of 4 consecutive defeats in Serie A. However, this team still has too many problems, especially in defense.
Verona are currently the team with the worst defensive record in Serie A, having conceded 39 goals, 10 more than the second worst team.
In addition, Verona is also on a 7-match losing streak against AC Milan. They have also failed to win in the last 11 encounters against their opponents. The last time Verona defeated AC Milan was in 2017.
Therefore, it will be very difficult for Verona to gain points in the encounter in round 17, even though AC Milan is not playing well this season.
Human resources situation
Verona's Martin Frese and Juan Manuel Cruz will miss this match due to injury, while Ondrej Duda and Abdou Harraoui are doubtful.
On the other side of the front line, Ismael Bennacer, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic, Luka Jovic and Alessandro Florenzi are injured. As for Alvaro Morata, the Spanish striker also has a slight pain.
Expected lineup:
Verona: Montipo, Dawidowicz, Coppola, Ghilardi, Tchatchoua, Belahyane, Silva, Lazovic, Suslov, Mosquera, Sarr.
AC Milan: Maignan, Emerson, Gabbia, Thiaw, Jimenez, Reijnders, Fofana, Chukwueze, Liberali, Leao, Abraham.
The match between Verona and AC Milan takes place at 2:45 a.m. on December 21 (Vietnam time).
