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September 21, 2020. Milan. “Giuseppe Meazza”
Serie A, first round
Where to look: Soccer 2
Injured: Musacchio, Conti, Romagnoli
Disqualified: Medel
In quarantine: Leau
AC Milan – Bologna: bookmaker odds
Milan – Bologna: indicative alignments
On Thursday, AC Milan’s Stefano Pioli beat Irish Shamrock Rovers in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, opening the season ahead of any other Italian team. In Dublin, the Rossoneri coach faced personnel issues: the team was injured, disqualified and unavailable for one reason or another, including the coronavirus quarantine (Rafael Leau!). Therefore, it is unlikely that someone from the starting eleven in the game with “Shamrock” will rest next Monday. Is that from the first minutes in place of Salemakers will play Ante Rebic, who earned a long suspension in European competition. Stefano Pioli still can’t count on Alessio Romagnoli and Mateo Musacchio, so the next appearance of 20-year-old nominal midfielder Matteo Gabbiya in the center of defense from the opening minutes is inevitable.
Sinisha Mikhailovich in the traditional press conference before the game spoke about three doubts about the starting lineup of her team: one in each of the lines, except for the goalkeeper. But the main thing is that the Serbian specialist revealed the secret of how to combine two right-backs, Tomiyasu and newcomer De Silvestri, at the same time on the field. Mikhailovich pointed out that from now on the Japanese will be retrained as a central defender and will constantly play in a new position. “The more he plays, the faster he adjusts to the new role.” What a surprise!
The visiting coach will not be able to count on the disqualified Gary Medel, so the Domínguez-Poli duo will be responsible for the destruction in the support zone.
Milan – Bologna: author’s forecast
AC Milan is unbeaten in 14 matches in all competitions (10 wins and 4 draws). This is the longest unbeaten streak for the Rossoneri since November 2008, when Carlo Ancelotti was coach (16 games). As practice shows, Pioli’s teams begin to fall only with the appearance of the first defeats. Until “Milan” gets into the “center of the hurricane”, problems do not threaten it, the team will perform more or less stable.
The rojinegros have lost in the first round in the last two seasons against Udinese and Napoli, but have never lost in their debut rounds three times in a row in their history.
The goal of “Milan” is to get into the top four, the goal of “Bologna” is the top ten plus some great “scalps.” At home, Milan will be the favorites.
Frequent questions
📌 What time does the game start?
The match will start at 21:45
📌 What is the best place to bet?
It is best to place a bet on the Parimatch website with 1.57 odds on Victory – Milan.
