AC Milan will look to bounce back from their midweek European defeat when they travel away from home to face Genoa in their next Serie A match on Sunday.
Genoa vs AC Milan – Match preview and team news
- Date: Sunday, 8th November.
- Kick-off: 2pm BST.
- Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova.
Genoa team news
Genoa enter Sunday’s home clash with a nearly full squad and zero suspensions for manager Daniele De Rossi. The hosts have been boosted in training by the returns of Lorenzo Venturino and Elias Havel following lengthy injury layoffs, giving De Rossi plenty of tactical flexibility.
Former AC Milan forwards Stephan El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Colombo are both projected to start against their old club.
Colombo is narrowly favored over Vitinha to partner team top scorer Milutin Osmajić in the 3-5-2 attack. In midfield, Tommaso Baldanzi is tipped to get the nod ahead of Samuel Wiafe alongside Morten Frendrup and Hamed Junior Traoré.
Another former Milan attacker, Junior Messias, is also fit and available to provide an impact off the bench. In defense, Alessandro Marcandalli, Leo Østigård, and Johan Vásquez are expected to form the back three in front of goalkeeper Justin Bijlow.
AC Milan team news
AC Milan travel to Genoa facing a severe defensive injury crisis, with seven first-team players ruled out of Sunday’s Serie A fixture.
Center-back Strahinja Pavlović is the latest absentee after suffering from severe stomach cramps and lingering shoulder discomfort. He joins fellow defenders Fikayo Tomori and Matteo Gabbia on the sidelines, alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alexis Saelemaekers, Samuel Chukwueze, and goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano.
In positive news, club captain Mike Maignan returns between the posts after serving a suspension during Thursday’s Europa League defeat to Ferencváros.
Manager Ruben Amorim is expected to recall several rested starters, including Luka Modrić, Christian Pulisic, Mario Gila, and Diego Moreira. Because Tomori, Gabbia, and Pavlović are all unavailable, young defender Sankhoun Diawara is set to start at centre-back alongside Koni De Winter.
Meanwhile, Pervis Estupiñán and Davide Bartesaghi are competing for the starting left-back spot behind striker Gonçalo Ramos.
Form
Genoa
Genoa sit 12th in Serie A with 13 points after dramatically turning their season around following a sluggish start. Daniele De Rossi’s side have won four of their last five league fixtures, with a 2-0 defeat at Roma being their only blemish. They enter Sunday on a three-match winning streak, having edged Venezia 1-0, earned a statement 2-0 home win over Juventus, and defeated Lecce 2-1 away last weekend.
AC Milan
AC Milan enter Sunday’s clash fifth in Serie A with 21 points, displaying inconsistent form across competitions. While Ruben Amorim’s side recently claimed an impressive 3-1 derby victory over Inter Milan and beat Udinese 2-0 away, those highlights sit alongside a 4-2 home league defeat to Bologna and disappointing Europa League losses to Bournemouth (3-0) and Ferencváros (2-0). However, the Rossoneri remain unbeaten on the road in Serie A this season.
Predicted lineups
Genoa: Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Ehizibue, Frendrup, Traore, Ellertsson; Messias, El Shaarawy; Osmajic
AC Milan: Maignan; Gila, De Winter, Diawara, Estupinan; Musah, Modric; Moreira, Rabiot, Pulisic; Ramos
How to watch Genoa vs AC Milan?
In the UK, you can watch Genoa vs. AC Milan live on DAZN UK.
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