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2022/23 Italian Serie A
Matchday 27
Udinese Calcio v AC Milan
Dacia Arena
Udine, Italy
Saturday, 18 March 2023
Kick-off is at 21h45
Udinese Calcio will battle it out with AC Milan in an
Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 18.
Current Form
The Little Zebras secured a 1-0 win over Empoli FC away on March 11 and they are undefeated in their last three matches in the league.
Udnese are winless in their last eight matches at home having recorded two defeats and six draws wins at the Dacia Arena.
While Milan suffered a 2-1 defeat to ACF Fiorentina away on March 4 as their three-match unbeaten run in Serie A came to an end,
Rossoneri have lost two of their last three matches on the road, while the other game ended in a win away to AC Monza on February 18.
What Is At Stake
Udinese are placed 10th on the league standings - eight points behind sixth-placed Atalanta BC with 12 matches left.
Andrea Sottil's side will be looking to make it two wins in a row when they face Milan in order to get their bid to finish in the top six on track.
Milan are placed fourth on the league standings and a win over Udinese would see Rossoneri boost their ambitions of securing a top four finish this season.
Team News
Udinese have no suspension worries, but Adam Masina, Gerard Deulofeu, Enzo Ebosse and Ilija Nestorovski are all out injured.
Junior Messias is the only Milan player who is injured and the former Italian champions have no suspension concerns.
Key Players
The Little Zebras will pin their hopes of defeating Milan on Beto - Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal - who is their top scorer in the league this season with eight goals.
While Olivier Giroud, who is known for his aerial prowess, is one of Milan's dangermen having scored 11 goals across all competitions this season.
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Quotes
"A victory that had been missing for six games, a deserved victory, built with play and sacrifice, with the desire to bring it home at all costs," Sottil said after the game against Empoli.
"Up until the goal, the team played well, after that we dropped a little, but that's normal. We also had a goal with Destiny Udogie to seal it. We deserved the win and prepared for the game well. Congratulations to the boys.
"The defensive phase is a pillar of my football, when we don't concede goals like today I'm happy, everyone did good. The whole team has worked well at this stage."
Head-to-Head
Milan defeated Udinese 4-2 in their last meeting in the league which was on 13 August 2022 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
As a result, Rossoneri are undefeated in their last six matches against Little Zebras in the Serie A having recorded three wins and three draws.
(Last Five Serie A Meetings)
Matches - 5
Udinese - 0
Milan - 2
Draws - 3
Italian Serie A matchday 27 fixtures
Friday, March 17
19:30 - US Sassuolo v Spezia Calcio
21:45 - Atalanta BC v Empoli FC
Saturday, March 18
16:00 - AC Monza v US Cremonese
19:00 - US Salernitana v Bologna FC
21:45 - Udinese Calcio v AC Milan
Sunday, March 19
13:30 - UC Sampdoria v Hellas Verona
16:00 - ACF Fiorentina v US Lecce
16:00 - Torino FC v SSC Napoli
19:00 - SS Lazio v AS Roma
21:45 - Inter Milan v Juventus FC
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