Italy Cup | AC Milan VS Atalanta; Thursday, 11 January at 04:00 GMT +8

Inter Milan and Juventus are the top Italian teams this season, with AC Milan being the only team to challenge them. AC Milan has won five of the last six matches, including a 3-0 win against Empoli. The rest of the pack is too far on the table.

Atalanta, nine points behind AC Milan, is likely to fight for fourth spot alongside Bologna and Fiorentina. They have only lost one of their last seven matches, including a 1-1 draw against AS Roma. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team secured one point with an xG of 1.89.

AC Milan will be without Samuel Chukwueze and Ismael Bennacer for a few weeks due to international duty. Stefano Pioli’s team also faces injuries, with Tommaso Pobega, Malick Thiaw, Pierre Kalulu, and Yunus Musah unavailable for the Coppa Italia tie.

Atalanta faces challenges due to Ademola Lookman’s international duty, injured Hans Hateboer, Rafael Toloi, and El Bilal Toure, and the absence of injured Hans Hateboer, Rafael Toloi, and El Bilal Toure in the AC Milan match.

Predicted lineups:

AC Milan

Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan
Defenders: Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Theo Hernandez, Alessandro Florenzi
Midfielders: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yacine Adli, Tijani Reijnders
Forwards: Christian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leao

Atalanta

Goalkeeper: Marco Carnesecchi
Defenders: Giorgio Scalvini, Berat Djimsiti, Sead Kolasinac
Midfielders: Emil Holm, Marten de Roon, Teun Koopmeiners, Ederson, Matteo Ruggeri
Forwards: Aleksey Miranchuk, Charles De Ketelaere

AC Milan VS Atalanta (Last 6 matches)

  • AC Milan – 4 wins
  • Atalanta – 1 win
  • Draws – 1

Over all competition record

Atalanta must perform well to break AC Milan’s defense, predicting a 1-0 win for Milan when the referee blows for full-time.

Winning probability: AC Milan – 45% , Draw – 27% , Atalanta – 28%

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