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May 13, 2012 2:00 PM BST
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee:‬ M. Velotto‎
Attendance:‬ 51000‎
 

AC Milan - Novara Preview: Nesta, Gattuso & Inzaghi set for San Siro swansongs

The three Rossoneri veterans will play their last game for the Rossoneri when Attilio Tesser's men make the short trip to the Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday

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Nesta & Inzaghi - Milan
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  PROBABLE LINE-UPS

AC MILAN

Amelia
Zambrotta, Nesta, Yepes, Mesbah
Gattuso, Van Bommel, Nocerino
Seedorf
Ibrahimovic, Inzaghi
NOVARA
Fontana
Morganella, Lisuzzo, Garcia, Gemiti
Porcari, Pesce, Jensen,
Rigoni
Morimoto, Jeda

Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri will almost certainly include Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta and Filippo Inzaghi in his starting line-up after the trio announced they will leave the Rossoneri at the end of the season.

Allegri will be forced to reshuffle his back line, with Gianluca Zambrotta replacing the suspended Ignazio Abate while Djamel Mesbah will come in for the injured Daniele Bonera.

Marco Amelia will deputise for Christian Abbiati between the posts while Alexandre Pato, Sulley Muntari and Urby Emanuelson are nursing injuries and will not feature in the last game of the season on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Novara boss Attilio Tesser will be unable to call on a plethora of first-team regulars as Massimo Paci, Samir Ujkani, Andrea Caracciolo, Francesco Marianini, Achille Coser and Andrea Mazzarani are all injured while Giuseppe Mascara is banned.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • AC Milan have recorded the most wins in Serie A this season (23) but will finish second in the standings behind Juventus.
  • The Rossoneri have scored eight goals in their last three games and lead the league with 72 so far this term.

  • Allegri's men have kept 18 clean sheets in the 2011-12 campaign, second to only Juve.
  • Novara have conceded nine goals in their past five matches.
  • Tesser's men are winless in their last four encounters away from home and have been outscored 11-2 during that span.
  • The Piedmont-based outfit have lost eight games by a two-goal margin this season.

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May 22, 2013Novara 1 - Empoli 1ITA2
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May 11, 2013Pro Vercelli 1 - Novara 2ITA2
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Team News
Available Squads
1Marco AmeliaGoalkeeper
5Philippe MexesDefender
-Djamel MesbahMidfielder
19Gianluca Zambrotta Defender
76Mario Alberto YepesDefender
8Gennaro Ivan GattusoMidfielder
10Clarence SeedorfMidfielder
10Alberto AquilaniMidfielder
10Kevin-Prince BoatengMidfielder
18Zlatan IbrahimovicStriker
99Antonio CassanoStriker
30Flavio RomaGoalkeeper
14Alessandro NestaDefender
16Mathieu FlaminiMidfielder
8Antonio NocerinoMidfielder
18Filippo InzaghiStriker
7RobinhoStriker
92Stephan El ShaarawyMidfielder
-Alberto Maria FontanaGoalkeeper
-Giuseppe GemitiDefender
4Andrea LisuzzoDefender
89Michel MorganellaDefender
29Santiago GarcíaDefender
-Matteo CenturioniDefender
-Marco RigoniMidfielder
-Filippo PorcariMidfielder
22Simone PesceMidfielder
-JedaStriker
-Andrea CaraccioloStriker
-Florin LogofătuGoalkeeper
5Carlalberto LudiDefender
-Simone BrancaMidfielder
21Ivan RadovanovicMidfielder
20Daniel JensenMidfielder
-Takayuki MorimotoStriker
9Raffaele RubinoStriker
-Mattia MaggioStriker
Players to Watch
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 18
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
The mercurial striker leads the league in scoring with 28 goals and is a sure bet to win the Capocannoniere this season. The Swede would love to net a double in order to reach the 30-goal plateau and has a good chance of doing just that against a porous Novara back line.
Marco Rigoni
Marco Rigoni
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 0
Games Goals YC RC
13 1 0 0
The 32-year-old midfielder can hold his head despite Novara failing to secure their Serie A status this season. The veteran is the team’s leading scorer this term and will look to end a fine campaign on a winning note.
Prediction
Both teams have nothing to play for as Milan are assured of second spot while Novara have already been relegated but Gattuso, Nesta and Inzaghi will want to make sure they end their Rossoneri careers in style.
Editor's Prediction
Milan 3
Novara 0
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