Comments and predictions for AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade: Leao's day
The match between AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on December 12. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes, comments on football and predicts the score.
Latest information on AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade squad
AC Milan will be without Christian Pulisic due to a calf injury, which will keep the American out until Christmas. Pulisic has scored four goals and provided one assist in his last six Champions League games, so Rafael Leao, Alvaro Morata and co. will have to carry the load. Since the start of last season, Leao has led Milan in goals, assists, shots and dribbles. Tijjani Reijnders, with seven goals this season, could start.
Apart from Pulisic, Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi are still injured, while Luka Jovic has a groin problem. Opponents Red Star Belgrade are without Peter Olayinka and goalkeeper Omri Glazer due to injury. Ivan Gutesa will replace Glazer. Their attack relies on Cherif Ndiaye, the league's top scorer, and Silas, who has scored in his last two Champions League games.
Former Milan player Rade Krunic will play in midfield, while if Andrija Maksimovic starts, he will become the youngest player in Champions League history to appear in five consecutive matches.
Latest expected lineup AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade
AC Milan:
Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata
Red Star Belgrade:
Gutesa; Mimovic, Spajic, Djiga, Seol; Krunic, Elsnik; Silas, Maksimovic, Milson; Ndiaye
Latest football commentary AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade
Milan had a difficult start to the Champions League group stage, losing their first two games to the German champions and the Premier League leaders. However, the team has recovered with three consecutive wins, scoring impressive goals in each game. Last month, Milan beat Real Madrid and Slovan Bratislava to open up a five-point gap above the relegation zone.
Coach Paulo Fonseca has set his sights on reaching the round of 16 instead of just playing in the play-offs. Milan have scored three goals in their last three Champions League games, marking their best run in 35 years. Christian Pulisic and Tijjani Reijnders have both been outstanding in this run.
Reijnders is in top form now, scoring twice against Empoli and continuing his fine form in a 6-1 win over Sassuolo in the Coppa Italia. However, Milan lost 2-1 to Atalanta, ending their seven-game unbeaten run and now sit 12 points behind Atalanta in Serie A, and will likely turn their attention to cup competitions.
Milan are unbeaten in six meetings with Red Star Belgrade and are confident of extending their unbeaten run as they approach the knockout stages. Red Star ended a 14-match winless run in the Champions League with a 5-1 win over Stuttgart. However, they have won just two of their 24 meetings with the Italians and have lost their last 10 away games in Europe.
However, Red Star are in good form with 5 consecutive wins and dominating the domestic league. In the recent 6-0 win, Luka Ilic scored 4 goals, giving the team confidence ahead of the away trip to San Siro.
AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.AC Milan vs Red Star Belgradeas follows:
- Sportsmole:AC Milan 2-0 Red Star Belgrade
- WhoScore:AC Milan 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
- Our newspaper predicts:AC Milan 2-0 Red Star Belgrade
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