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2022/23 Italian Serie A
Matchday 29
AC Milan v Empoli FC
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Milan, Italy
Friday, 7 April 2023
Kick-off is at 21h00
AC Milan will square off with Empoli FC in an
Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 7.
Current Form
Rossoneri hammered SSC Napoli 4-0 away on April 2 and the victory ended their three-match winless run in the Serie A.
Milan are unbeaten in their last three matches at home having recorded two consecutive victories and one draw at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
On the other hand, Empoli suffered a 2-1 defeat to Atalanta BC away and they are winless in their last eight Serie A matches.
The Blues are also winless in their last four matches on the road having recorded one draw and three defeats as the visitors.
What Is At Stake
Rossoneri is still in the race to finish second as they are placed third on the league standings - four points behind second-placed SS Lazio.
Stefano Pioli's side will have to win matches consistently in order to stand a good chance of finishing second, but Empoli are a stubborn team.
Empoli find themselves placed 14th on the league standings and they will be eager to move further away from the relegation zone with a win over Milan.
Team News
Milan have no suspension concerns, but Junior Messias, Pierre Kalulu and Zlatan Ibrahimović are currently injured.
Nicolò Cambiaghi is the only Empoli player who is injured as he nurses a biceps femoris muscle injury and the team has no suspension concerns.
Key Players
Rafael Leao grabbed a brace in Milan's win over Napoli and the Portugal international will be confident of scoring against Empoli.
On the other hand, Francesco Caputo grabbed his fourth assist of the season against Atalanta - making him Empoli's most creative player.
Quotes
“We played a very good game, we played it well. It was a match played well, but we have to think immediately about Friday. We can’t make any more mistakes in the league. We want to play in the Champions League again next year," Pioli said after their clash with Napoli.
"Let’s think about Friday, then we’ll think about the Champions League. They will be intense and difficult matches against Napoli, but now we’re only headed against Empoli. We have to give continuity to this victory. Desire and determination can never be lacking in every game.
"Compactness and the desire to sacrifice are too important, when we do it we manage to play games like this. It must always be like this. Opponents also want to win games. Today we played 120% and we won. It must be like this in the next two months.”
Head-to-Head
Milan defeated Empoli 3-1 in their last meeting in the league which was on 1 October 2022 at the Stadio comunale Carlo Castellani.
Therefore, Rossoneri are undefeated in their last five league matches against the Blues having recorded four wins and one draw during the unbeaten run.
Italian Serie A fixtures - April 7-8
Friday, April 7
17:00 - US Salernitana v Inter Milan
19:00 - US Lecce v SSC Napoli
21:00 - AC Milan v Empoli FC
Saturday, April 8
12:30 - Udinese Calcio v AC Monza
14:30 - ACF Fiorentina v Spezia Calcio
16:30 - Atalanta BC v Bologna FC
16:30 - UC Sampdoria v US Cremonese
18:30 - Hellas Verona v US Sassuolo
18:30 - Torino FC v AS Roma
20:45 - SS Lazio v Juventus FC
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