AC Milan vs Carpi – Serie A – Preview

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Sreya

AC Milan hosts Carpi at San Siro on 21st April, Thursday as Cristian Brocchi’s side make a final attempt to qualify for European football next season. AC Milan are in the sixth position in Serie A with fifty two points from thirty three matches comprising of fourteen wins and ten draws.

Seven points behind Fiorentina, the Milan-based club return to winning ways against Sampdoria after five matches. Their opponents tonight, Carpi, are only a single point above the relegation zone courtesy their 4-1 win over Genoa after two consecutive defeats. Carpi are on thirty one points with only seven wins so far in the season.

Team News

M’Baye Niang, Andrea Bertolacci and Luiz Adriano are sidelined through injuries while Juraj Kucka is suspended. Carpi will be without Igor Bubnjic and Zeljko Bkric. Riccardo Gagliolo is suspended for the visitors.

AC Milan Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ignazio Abate, Alex, Alessio Romagnoli, Luca Antonelli, Andrea Poli, Riccardo Montolivo, Giacomo Bonaventura, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Carlos Bacca, Mario Balotelli.

Carpi Possible Starting Lineup: Vid Belec, Fabrizio Poli, Emanuele Suagher, Simone Romagnoli, Gaetano Letizia, Lorenzo Pasciuti, Isaac Cofie, Raffaele Bianco, Antonio Di Gaudio, Lorenzo Lollo, Jerry Mbakogu.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Head-2-Head statistics, the last six matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for AC Milan and three draws. AC Milan are likely to score from a setpiece. With Carpi showing a trend of mounting comebacks in recent times, it is likely to be a closely contested affair.

AC Milan are the favorites and are likely to win by a 2-1 scoreline.