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2022/23 Italian Serie A
Matchday 25
ACF Fiorentina v AC Milan
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Firenze, Italy
Saturday, March 4 2023
Kick-off is at 21h45 CAT
ACF Fiorentina will face off with AC Milan in an
Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 4.
Current Form
Viola were held to a 1-1 draw by Empoli FC away on February 19 as they extended their winless run to six matches in the league.
Fiorentina are also winless in their last three matches at home having recorded two successive defeats and one draw at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
While Milan emerged as 2-0 winners over Atalanta BC at home on February 26 - extending their unbeaten run to three matches in Serie A.
Rossoneri defeated AC Monza in their last game on the road and the win ended their three-match winless run as the away side.
What Is At Stake
Fiorentina, who have been blowing hot and cold this term, are placed 15th on the league standings - eight points above the relegation zone.
Viola will be looking to move further away from the relegation zone by defeating Milan who have hit form.
Milan are placed third on the league standings and a win over Fiorentina would see Rossoneri move up to the second spot if Inter Milan drop points.
Team News
Fiorentina have no injury and suspension concerns, but Giacomo Bonaventura is one yellow card away from suspension.
While Milan trio of Ismael Bennacer, Davide Calabria and Alessandro Florenzi are set to miss the game against Viola as they are out injured.
Key Players
Arthur Cabral is Fiorentina's dangerman having scored the most Serie A goals (four) for the team this term and the Brazilian striker could be the man to hurt Milan.
On the other hand, Rafael Leao grabbed his sixth assist of the season in Serie A against Atalanta and the Portuguese winger is currently on eight goals in the competition.
What they have to say:
“Great performance today, we played with the energy that I recognise in my players. The important thing was to achieve continuity, we’ve never managed four consecutive wins this season," Milan manager Stefano Pioli said after their clash with Atalanta.
"We worked hard, played with intensity and personality. Only positive signals tonight, but the season is long and we need to claim a lot of points for the first four places. Nothing happened, there was nothing to fix, there were never any problems.
"The defeats took away our confidence and performances below our standards arrived. Now the results have given us enthusiasm. The team is healed, but it doesn’t mean that we will win them all.”
Head-to-Head
Milan secured a narrow 2-1 win over Fiorentina in their last meeting in the league which was on 13 November 2022 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Therefore, Rossoneri are undefeated in their last two matches in the league against Viola having recorded two consecutive wins.
(Last Five Serie A Meetings)
Matches - 5
Fiorentina - 1
Milan - 4
Draws - 0
Serie A matchday 25 fixtures
Kick-off times in CAT
Friday, March 3
21:45 - SSC Napoli v SS Lazio
Saturday, March 4
16:00 - AC Monza v Empoli FC
19:00 - Atalanta BC v Udinese Calcio
21:45 - ACF Fiorentina v AC Milan
Sunday, March 5
13:30 - Spezia Calcio v Hellas Verona
16:00 - UC Sampdoria v US Salernitana
19:00 - Inter Milan v US Lecce
21:45 - AS Roma v Juventus FC
Monday, March 6
19:30 - US Sassuolo v US Cremonese
21:45 - Torino FC v Bologna FC
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