AC Milan vs Juventus
The big pre game team news is suspensions we will be missing Romangoli who has been a rock for us. Juventus will be missing Paul Pogba for the match.
Journalist predicts a draw bookies have us as slight favourites at 2.25 a draw at 3.2 and Juve at 2.75
Lineups
Forgot to screenshot them but, this is ours almost Maicon replaced Bartra. The other big call was Munir over Bonaventura on the left.
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Mandzukic
Ghoulam Moutinho Malcom
Khedria Marchisio
Asamoah Chielinni Rugani Parshivulyk
Buffon
The big change is Malcom on the right they have gone for two defensive CM's perhaps knowing a draw is enough.
Kickoff Juve attack down the left, Ghoulam is played in fortunately he shanks his effort way wide. Malcom picks it up and crosses it in Mandzukic bicycles it in Juve lead after 22 seconds disaster for AC Milan.
5 mins We have a series of corner Munir come close but, Buffon tips his effort over.
7 mins a De Sciglio cross goes to Mauri he passes to Silva who cuts inside his man and hits a curling effort that beats Buffon's outstretched hand and curls inside the post 1-1.
15 minutes Another corner it is cleared but, we get the ball back to Mauri. He cuts inside and fires off a shot from 14 yards out. Buffon parries it and Munir is first to the loose ball and fires it in. 2-1
22 mins Some nice passing gets the ball wide to Berardi 25 yards out by the byline. He whips in a deep cross Munir meets it at the back post and volleys it in. 3-1
28 mins A corner by Munir is cleared back to him. He picks out Mauri on the edge of the box and he fires a shot away it beats Buffon but, comes back off the bar and the rebound is hacked away.
Half Time De Bruyne replaces Khedra and Moutinho drops back to CM. Everton Ribeiro replaces Ghoulam.
55 minutes we have a couple of attacks repulsed and Juve counter. De Bruyne gets it wide to Ribeiro and he cuts it back to Moutinho who passes the ball into the corner. 3-2.
59 minutes Perin claims a long throw and starts a counter Munir is played in at an angle but, Buffon tips it over.
60 mins The resulting corner is cleared and we bring the ball up the pitch. Bernardo Silva picks out Munir and he rifles a half volley into the bottom corner. 4-2 Munir gets his hat trick. Ongenda comes on for the ineffective Luiz Adriano.
72 minutes Mauri passes to Ongenda on the edge of the box. He turns his man and hits a low effort that Buffon tips wide.
77 minutes Berardi finally gets on a decent run. He beats two men to get into the box and shoots but his effort goes agonisingly wide of the far post.
85 minutes A Chielinni long throw is cleared to Ribeiro his shot hits Malcom in the back and falls to Mandzukic who taps the ball in with Perin lying on the ground at the other side of the goal. 4-3 Juve got lucky. At this point I went Defensive and changed team instructions. Marc Bartra replaces Bernardo Silva.
90+3 Minutes. In the final added on minute we launch a counter attack Berardi passes to Ongenda who picks out Munir. His first effort is blocked so he chases that ball down and whips in a cross. Ongenda heads it onto the bar and it takes a Juve bounce. The ball then hits Buffon and looks to be rolling over the line before someone clears it.
90+4 from their Juve counter a shot is blocked and goes out for a long throw into the box. De Bruyne jumps highest and his header is on target but, Perin dives to his left and holds on.
The ref then blows the final whistle and we go three points clear.
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As the stats show we dominated the game Juve were only a threat on the counter, but a very effective one.
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Table
View attachment 227749We are three points ahead of Juve but, they still have the head to head on us so we need to have more points than them.
Remaining Games
AC Milan
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Hopefully another game is added to it but, in the league we still have Inter, Avellino, Udinese and Palermo. All but, Inter have little so play for so hopefully their players will already be on holiday.
Juventus
View attachment 227747Napoli will be a challenge while Latina and Crotone will want every point as they are fighting relegation making them potential banana peels