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2022/23 Italian Serie A
Matchday 36
AC Milan v UC Sampdoria
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Milano, Italy
Saturday, 20 May 2023
Kick-off is at 20h45
AC Milan will face off with UC Sampdoria in an
Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 20.
Current Form
The Rossoneri suffered a 2-1 loss to Spezia Calcio away on May 13 as their seven-match unbeaten run in the league came to an end.
However, Milan are undefeated in their last seven matches at home having recorded three draws and four wins at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
While Sampdoria succumbed to a 2-0 loss to Udinese Calcio away on May 8 as they extended their winless run to seven matches in Serie A.
The Blue-Circled are also winless in their last nine matches on the road having registered two draws and seven defeats as the visitors.
Team News
Ismaël Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi, Rafael Leão, Rade Krunic, Junior Messias and Zlatan Ibrahimović are all out injured, but Milan have no suspension worries.
Meanwhile, Sampdoria also do not have suspension concerns, but Ignacio Pussetto, Andrea Conti, Emil Audero, Gerard Yepes and Mehdi Léris are all injured.
Key Players
Milan's top scorer Rafael Leao will be keen to inspire the team to a win over Sampdoria having netted 12 goals in the league this season.
On the other hand, Manolo Gabbiadini is the Sampdoria player to watch out for as the Italian striker is the club's top scorer with six league goals.
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Quotes
“We lacked consistency during the match, we needed more pace and speed," Milan manager Stefano Pioli said after their defeat to Spezia.
"It was a balanced game, decent first half, then in the second after the goal we disunited. A performance not up to our par.
“This match today complicates our future in the league, so it means that we’ll have to play a great game on Tuesday (against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League)," he added.
"We still have many possibilities to make this season positive. We have to believe we have the chance to beat Inter.”
Head-to-Head
Milan secured a 2-1 win over Sampdoria in their last meeting in the league which was on 10 September 2022 at the Stadio comunale Luigi Ferraris.
Therefore, Rossonerri are undefeated in their last seven league games against the Blue-Circled having recorded five wins and two draws.
Italian Serie A matchday 36
Friday, May 19
20:45 - US Sassuolo v AC Monza
Saturday, May 20
15:00 - Cremonese v Bologna FC
18:00 - Atalanta BC v Hellas Verona
20:45 - AC Milan v UC Sampdoria
Sunday, May 21
12:30 - US Lecce v Spezia Calcio
15:00 - Torino FC v ACF Fiorentina
18:00 - SSC Napoli v Inter Milan
20:45 - Udinese Calcio v SS Lazio
Monday, May 22
18:30 - AS Roma v US Salernitana
20:45 - Empoli FC v Juventus FC
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