WOMEN, AC MILAN v FIORENTINA: MATCH PREVIEW

A significant Saturday for the Rossonere. Matchday 14 of Serie A Femminile pits Corti's team against Fiorentina, the third-best team in the league, coming off an excellent 2-2 away draw against Juventus. For the Rossonere team, after earning four points in the last two matches, it's a big match with the opportunity to get back into the "Poule Scudetto" zone, now three points away. Here's our preview of the Saturday 15:00 match.

LATEST FROM THE PUMA HOUSE OF FOOTBALL                                                                                                                          With four games left in the "regular season," opportunities to close the gap within the top five positions are diminishing. One of these opportunities is against Fiorentina, who surprised the Rossonere in the reverse fixture at Viola Park. It is a crucial match, just days before the Coppa Italia Quarterfinals against Sassuolo. The Rossonere can capitalize on the "PUMA House of Football" factor, after being unbeaten at home since 7 October and winning the last game against Como.

Here are the called-up Rossonere: Babb, Copetti, Giuliani, Van Eijk; Bergamaschi, Fusetti, Guagni, Piga, Soffia, Swaby; Cernoia, Dubcová, Grimshaw, Mascarello, Rubio Ávila, Vigilucci; Arrigoni, Dompig, Ijeh, Laurent, Marinelli, Nadim, Stašková.

Davide Corti spoke on the eve of the game: "We will try to set up the game like we did against Roma and Juventus, aiming to decide the match right away with our play. We need to be careful not to concede and to stay focused until the final whistle".

LATEST FROM FIORENTINA
Fiorentina comes into the match with five consecutive positive results, but the recent 2-2 draw against Juventus halted a four-game winning streak. This illustrates the moment de La Fuente's team is going through, firmly positioned in third place in the table, seven points behind the league leaders Roma and nine points ahead of fourth-placed Inter. Two Viola players top the goal-scoring charts: Michela Catena and Verónica Boquete with 7 goals each, tied with Juventus' Beerensteyn. During the winter transfer window, Fiorentina bid farewell - on loan - to Zanoli and Kajan, who went to Como Women, but acquired the Swedish Janogy, who is already an important player with 4 goals, including two braces against Pomigliano and Juventus, in the last two matches.

Viola coach De La Fuente spoke to the official club channels: "We haven't had much time to prepare for the game, our goal is to keep heading down the right path against AC Milan. I'm expecting a complicated game, as they all are, but as we progress every point and every game begins to carry more weight".

PRE-MATCH STATS

• There have been 12 previous meetings in Serie A between AC Milan and Fiorentina: the Rossonere lead the head-to-head with five victories, compared to four for Fiorentina, and three draws.
• AC Milan is unbeaten in five home Serie A matches (2 wins, 3 draws) and hasn't gone six consecutive home games without defeat in the league since the period between October 2020 and April 2021.
• Marta Mascarello is a bright spot for the Rossonere in the early part of 2024: in the three league games played in January, only Manuela Giugliano (14) created more chances than Marta (10), who, in her second season with the Rossonere, provided a total of nine assists in the top flight.
• Fiorentina is the only team against which Kamila Dubcová has both scored more than two goals and provided more than two assists in the last four Serie A seasons: three goals and three key passes. In general, her goals against Fiorentina in the league are four, including the first of two braces in the competition on October 3, 2020, with the Sassuolo shirt.

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV                                                                                                                                                      In Italy, AC Milan v Fiorentina will be broadcast live on DAZN from 15:00 CET. Don't miss coverage on acmilan.com, the official social media channels of the Rossonere, and on the AC Milan Official App where, the day after, the full game will be available on demand.

LATEST FROM THE WOMEN’S SERIE A                                                                                                                                           Edoardo Gianquinto will be the match referee at the PUMA House of Football. Assisting him are Spina and Renzullo. The fourth official is Polizzotto.

Matchday 15 of Serie A Femminile eBay opens tomorrow, Saturday, 3 February 2024, with Sassuolo v Napoli at 12:30 CET. Following that, AC Milan v Fiorentina at 15:00 CET and Inter v Como at 18:00 CET. Two games on Sunday's schedule: Sampdoria v Pomigliano at 12:30 CET and Roma v Juventus at 16:00 CET.

Here is the current table: Roma 39; Juventus 34; Fiorentina 32; Inter 23; Sassuolo 17; Como Women and Sampdoria 15; Milan 14; Pomigliano 6; Napoli 3.

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