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Played
February 20, 2011 7:30 PM IST
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi — Verona
Referee: L. Banti
Attendance: 29000
February 20, 2011 7:30 PM IST
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi — Verona
Referee: L. Banti
Attendance: 29000
Serie A Preview: Chievo – Milan
The Rossoneri will hope to bounce back from midweek's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League...
By Subhankar Mondal
Recovering From The Shock
Last weekend Chievo suffered a huge defeat as they were destroyed 4-1 by Cagliari in Sardinia. It was the Flying Donkeys' first defeat in six competitive matches and punctuated their flow.
Chievo head into this weekend's encounter with Milan 12th in the league table with 31 points from 25 matches. With nine points separating them and the relegation zone and a ten-point gulf between them and a European place, Stefano Pioli's side are indeed placed as an also-ran this season.
However, Ceo will attempt to return to winning ways and will hope to put one on over the Rossoneri. They lost 3-1 at San Siro in the reverse fixture and will have revenge on their mind as well.
Concentrating On The League
Milan's run of two successive Serie A draws came to a screeching halt last weekend as Massimiliano Allegri's team destroyed Parma 4-0 at San Siro. January signing Antonio Cassano was the conductor of the orchestra as his terrific performance restored confidence in what was then a somewhat stuttering side.
However, in midweek the former Italian and European champions slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at home in the first-leg of their round of 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday evening and are one foot out of Europe.
With a three-point advantage over second-place Napoli, Milan will now have to turn their focus back on the league and continue their stride towards their first Scudetto since 2004.
Winning in Verona against Chievo will not be easy but Milan do have a formidable record on the road this season, having lost just one away league fixture. The Diavolo have conceded just a miserly nine goals in 12 matches away from San Siro.
TEAM NEWS
Chievo
Bogliacino, Luciano and Marcolini are injured and will miss the visit of Milan. Mandelli and Sardo are suspended.
Milan
Pirlo, Zambrotta, Inzaghi, Bonera, Ambrosini and Abbiati are out injured for the Rossoneri.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Chievo 0-2 Milan
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Chievo 0-3 Milan
- 17.79 %
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Chievo 1-0 Milan
- 12.6 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | 30-Mar-2013 | Chievo 0 - Milan 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 03-Nov-2012 | Milan 5 - Chievo 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 11-Apr-2012 | Chievo 0 - Milan 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 28-Nov-2011 | Milan 4 - Chievo 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 20-Feb-2011 | Chievo 1 - Milan 2 |
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| 19-May-2013 | Atalanta 2 - Chievo 2 | ITA1 |
| 12-May-2013 | Chievo 1 - Torino 1 | ITA1 |
| 08-May-2013 | AS Roma 0 - Chievo 1 | ITA1 |
| 04-May-2013 | Chievo 0 - Cagliari 0 | ITA1 |
| 28-Apr-2013 | Chievo 0 - Genoa 1 | ITA1 |
Milan
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| 20-May-2013 | Siena 1 - Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| 13-May-2013 | Milan 0 - AS Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| 08-May-2013 | Pescara 0 - Milan 4 | ITA1 |
| 05-May-2013 | Milan 1 - Torino 0 | ITA1 |
| 29-Apr-2013 | Milan 4 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
| 1 | Stefano Sorrentino | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Andrea Mantovani | Defender |
| 12 | Bostjan Cesar | Defender |
| - | Santiago Morero | Defender |
| 21 | Nicolas Sebastien Frey | Defender |
| 6 | Gerso Fernandes | Midfielder |
| 16 | Luca Rigoni | Midfielder |
| 13 | Nico Pulzetti | Midfielder |
| 21 | Kevin Constant | Midfielder |
| 31 | Sergio Pellissier | Striker |
| 77 | Cyril Thereau | Striker |
| 18 | Lorenzo Squizzi | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Marco Andreolli | Defender |
| 5 | Roberto Guana | Midfielder |
| - | Pablo Louro Granoche | Striker |
| - | Davide Moscardelli | Striker |
| - | Mariano Bogliacino | Midfielder |
| 13 | Bojan Jokic | Defender |
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 77 | Luca Antonini | Defender |
| 4 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| 14 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 20 | Ignazio Abate | Defender |
| - | Alexander Merkel | Midfielder |
| - | Mark van Bommel | Midfielder |
| 8 | Gennaro Ivan Gattuso | Midfielder |
| 7 | Robinho | Striker |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 99 | Antonio Cassano | Striker |
| 1 | Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper |
| - | Massimo Oddo | Defender |
| 76 | Mario Alberto Yepes | Defender |
| 16 | Mathieu Flamini | Midfielder |
| 10 | Clarence Seedorf | Midfielder |
| 7 | Alexandre Pato | Striker |
| 10 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Midfielder |
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21 
6 
16 
13 
21 
31 
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32 
77 
4 
14 
20 
0 
0 
8 
7 
18 
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
29 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Midfielder Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |