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Played
November 19, 2011 2:45 PM EST
Stadio Artemio Franchi — Firenze
Referee: P. Mazzoleni
Attendance: 23000
November 19, 2011 2:45 PM EST
Stadio Artemio Franchi — Firenze
Referee: P. Mazzoleni
Attendance: 23000
Serie A Preview: Fiorentina - AC Milan
Delio Rossi aims to make a winning start with the Viola, as his new team prepares for the visit of the Serie A champion, which could make it six straight wins on Saturday.
By Livio Caferoglu
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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FIORENTINA
 Boruc Romulo, Gamberini, Nastasic, Pasqual Behrami, Montolivo, Munari Lazzari Gilardino, Jovetic |
AC MILAN
 Abbiati Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini Aquilani, Van Bommel, Nocerino Seedorf Robinho, Ibrahimovic |
Fiorentina looks set to make two changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Chievo a fortnight ago, which cost Sinisa Mihajlovic his job and allowed Delio Rossi to come into the hot seat.
Defender Matija Nastasic should replace the suspended Cesare Natali at center back, while Mattia Cassani's extended spell on the sidelines means Romulo will slot into right back. The reshuffling of the pack thus paves the way for Gianni Munari to be given a rare start in midfield, but there is no such luck for Per Kroldrup, who is approximately a month away from a return to full fitness. Stevan Jovetic picked up a muscle strain on international duty with Montenegro, but the club is hopeful he will be fit in time to take his place in the starting XI.
Meanwhile, Massimiliano Allegri is expected to make alterations of his own, headlining with Alessandro Nesta, who should reclaim his place alongside Thiago Silva in the heart of AC Milan's defense.
Furthermore, Antonio Nocerino is back from his ban and should replace Urby Emanuelson, while Massimo Ambrosini is set to be axed for Mark van Bommel as the midfield anchor. However, Antonio Cassano, Gennaro Gattuso and Mathieu Flamini remain out for the foreseeable future, but Philippe Mexes is nearing a comeback from a wrist injury, as Kevin-Prince Boateng sees out the last match of his suspension.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Fiorentina has lost 67 times to AC Milan, more than against any other Serie A opponent.
- The Viola have scored just two goals in the last seven games played
against the Rossoneri in the league.
- Against Fiorentina, Alexandre Pato has already scored five goals, one in each of his five appearances. Only against Udinese has he scored more in Italy, with six.
- AC Milan is currently on a run of five consecutive wins. The last time the club managed six in a row was during the 2005/06 season.
- Milan has scored two or more goals in each of its last five games, the first time this has happened since 1930-31. Only Juventus and Torino have managed to score more than two goals per game in six consecutive Serie A matches.
- Milan has the most prolific attack in the league with 23 goals to its name, at least seven more than any other side.
- Since then, Milan has notched up eight victories and three draws against Fiorentina, winning the last seven.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Fiorentina 0-2 Milan
- 24.83 %
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Fiorentina 1-3 Milan
- 21.06 %
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Fiorentina 0-3 Milan
- 20.28 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 7, 2012 | Milan 1 - Fiorentina 2 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Nov 19, 2011 | Fiorentina 0 - Milan 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 10, 2011 | Fiorentina 1 - Milan 2 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Nov 20, 2010 | Milan 1 - Fiorentina 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | May 1, 2010 | Milan 1 - Fiorentina 0 |
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Fiorentina
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| May 13, 2012 | Fiorentina 0 - Cagliari 0 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2012 | Lecce 0 - Fiorentina 1 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Fiorentina 2 - Novara 2 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Atalanta 2 - Fiorentina 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | AS Roma 1 - Fiorentina 2 | ITA1 |
Milan
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| May 13, 2012 | Milan 2 - Novara 1 | ITA1 |
| May 6, 2012 | Inter 4 - Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Milan 2 - Atalanta 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Siena 1 - Milan 4 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Milan 1 - Genoa 0 | ITA1 |
| 1 | Artur Boruc | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Alessandro Gamberini | Defender |
| 15 | Matija Nastasic | Defender |
| 23 | Manuel Pasqual | Defender |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri | Defender |
| - | Riccardo Montolivo | Midfielder |
| 11 | Gianni Munari | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Lazzari | Midfielder |
| 85 | Valon Behrami | Midfielder |
| 7 | Alessio Cerci | Striker |
| 82 | Alberto Gilardino | Striker |
| 89 | Neto | Goalkeeper |
| 31 | Michele Camporese | Defender |
| 92 | Rômulo | Defender |
| 13 | Houssine Kharja | Midfielder |
| 17 | Amidu Salifu | Midfielder |
| 11 | Khouma Babacar | Striker |
| 23 | Santiago Silva | Striker |
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 20 | Ignazio Abate | Defender |
| 33 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| 77 | Luca Antonini | Defender |
| 10 | Clarence Seedorf | Midfielder |
| 18 | Alberto Aquilani | Midfielder |
| 22 | Antonio Nocerino | Midfielder |
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | Midfielder |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 70 | Robinho | Striker |
| 30 | Flavio Roma | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Daniele Bonera | Defender |
| 76 | Mario Alberto Yepes | Defender |
| 4 | Mark van Bommel | Midfielder |
| 28 | Urby Emanuelson | Midfielder |
| 7 | Alexandre Pato | Striker |
| 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | Striker |
Results
Match News
Top Scorers
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker Milan |
28 | 10 |
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Diego Alberto Milito
Striker Inter |
24 | 8 |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
23 | 3 |
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R. Palacio
Striker Genoa |
19 | 3 |