AC MILAN v JUVENTUS: MATCH PREVIEW

It is one of the most anticipated fixtures of the season. Seven months after the last, AC Milan and Juventus will meet again for Matchday 13 of Serie A. A match that precedes the fixture already scheduled for the Super Cup at the start of 2025 and which represents, for Fonseca's team, an opportunity to climb up the standings and boost the morale of the entire Rossoneri team ahead of a demanding and exciting few weeks. We approach the kick-off, scheduled for 18:00 CET at San Siro, with our Match Preview.

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The Rossoneri come to this match after the 3-3 draw in Cagliari, a result that showed character and determination but also the need to improve defensive strength. The big match against Juve precedes the return to the Champions League, and Coach Fonseca's team is determined to regain victory in the league and take advantage of the home factor to get a positive result against the Bianconeri. Getting back some unavailable players - Gabbia and Morata above all - the condition of those who returned last from the national teams must be verified. Two formation doubts loom: one in the centre of defence (Tomori or Gabbia to partner with Thiaw) and one to complete the offensive line, with the trio formed by Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek and Musah playing for a place in the department already formed by Leão, Pulisic and the aforementioned Morata, the great ex-Juve player of the day.

"It is an important match, not a decisive one. We are AC Milan and we have a lot of respect for Juventus, but there is no fear." These are the pre-match words from Mister Fonseca. "They are a team I like a lot, which has changed a lot compared to last year. I think the main dangers will come from the outside: we have worked a lot on the defensive aspect.In games like this we don't feel the pressure, but the motivation to do well. We need to win a few games in a row, and I think we are capable of doing that."

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Positive approach to the match for the Bianconeri in terms of results, the only team still unbeaten after the first twelve days. The derby win against Torino was in fact their ninth clean sheet in the league, a fact that contrasts with a shaky path in Europe with a difficult match in Birmingham against Aston Villa looming in the week. However, Thiago Motta's team is restricted by a long list of unavailable players. To the already known absences of important players such as Bremer, González and Milik, further ones have been added: Adžić, Cabal, Douglas Luiz and Vlahović. Obligatory choices in defence - with the Kalulu-Gatti duo in the centre - and in general in the eleven with a possible chance for Weah as false nine. Watch out for Yıldız, already a key player at San Siro this season with a brace against Inter.

"AC Milan are a very strong team in transition, we will have to pay attention to this aspect regardless of the players,"  Thiago Motta said on the eve of the match. "It will be important to defend as a collective and never one-on-one. We will play our game trying to take it to our side, attacking and defending together, practising what suits us and not them. The championship is very competitive and we must try to get as many useful results as possible."

PRE-MATCH STATS

• Juventus has scored only two goals in the last seven Serie A meetings against AC Milan since May 2021; during the same period, among teams faced at least three times in the competition, the Rossoneri have conceded fewer goals only to Venezia (zero).
• Juventus (62) and AC Milan (45) are the two teams that have produced the most sequences of at least 10 passes ending with a shot or a touch in the opponent's area in Serie A 2024/25; in general, if the Bianconeri have recorded the highest average ball possession in the current tournament (61.6%), the Rossoneri have won each of the two games of this league closed with less than 50% possession (against Udinese and Inter).
• AC Milan is the team that has spent the least minutes in parity situations in this Serie A (345, including recovery); in these moments of play, the Rossoneri are the team that has generated the most Expected Goals on average in 90 minutes (1.9), while Juventus is the one that has conceded the least (0.6, always on average in 90 minutes).
• Rafael Leão is the player who has completed the most dribbles in Serie A in 2024: 74. During the period he scored nine goals and could become the fourth player capable of reaching double figures in goals in the competition in each of the last three calendar years, after Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martínez and Dušan Vlahović.

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV
In Italy, the game will be live on DAZN. To watch AC Milan v Juventus from a different country, please consult the "AC Milan on TV" page. Follow Matchday on Milan TV: live coverage will begin at 17:15 CET until shortly before kick-off, with the game being followed by interviews and Coach Fonseca's press conference. Don't miss out on our coverage via acmilan.com, the AC Milan Official App (where the full deferred broadcast will be available in the coming days), our official social media channels and WhatsApp.

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The referee for the match will be Daniele Chiffi, assisted by linesmen Giorgio Peretti and Giovanni Baccini. For Chiffi it will be the 102nd Serie A game, the 12th with the Rossoneri: this season, he's already officiated us in AC Milan 1-0 Udinese on 19 October. The fourth official will be Luca Zufferli, while Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni will be at VAR, assisted by Daniele Paterna.

After the international break, Matchday 13 starts on Saturday 23 with Hellas Verona v Inter at 15:00, AC Milan v Juventus at 18:00 and, at 20:45, Parma v Atalanta. Sunday 24 at 12:30 Genoa v Cagliari, at 15:00 Como v Fiorentina and Torino v Monza, at 18:00 Napoli v Roma and at 20:45 Lazio v Bologna. Monday 25, in conclusion, Empoli v Udinese at 18:30 and Venezia v Lecce at 20:45. 

This is the current standings: Napoli 26; Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter and Lazio 25; Juventus 24; AC Milan* and Bologna* 18; Udinese 16; Empoli 15; Torino 14; Roma 13; Parma and Hellas Verona 12; Como, Cagliari and Genoa 10; Lecce 9; Monza and Venezia 8. (* one match less)

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