Two clubs in opposite halves of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Lazio and AC Milan. The first-division battle scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and can be live streamed here free.
Troubling times continue to surround AC Milan. The once-storied club currently sits 11th in the Serie A table—40 points behind the league leaders Juventus—and reports that owner Silvio Berlusconi is losing faith in manager Clarence Seerdof are running rampant. Seerdorf, however, was quick to dismiss those claims (h/t to Mark Doyle of Goal). "There are no problems with the club," the former Milan midfielder told reporters on Saturday.
"Until the club tells me otherwise, I'll be right here. Some things were reported in the wrong manner. The meeting yesterday [Friday] with Galliani was at my behest. It was very constructive and I asked him to stay close to me," he added.
"From a certain point of view, I'm lacking in experience and I'm happy that the club's CEO is next to me and that the club are behind me as well. My relationship with Galliani goes back 12 years. His experience is important. We get on well and there's mutual respect. When I took on this job I requested that he be close to me."
"There are no separations or conflicts of interest with any part of the club. Nobody at the club has told me that the next two games are decisive in terms of my future."
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Tactical Preview
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Lazio's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Marchetti; Radu, Cana, Blava, Konko; Biglia, Ledesma, González; Lulic, Klose, Candreva
AC Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Amelia; Emanuelson, Zapata, Rami, Sciglio; Muntari, Jong, Poli; Kaká; Balotelli, Pazzini
Serie A Table
|
RNK |
TEAM |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|||
|
1 |
Juventus |
28 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
64 |
19 |
45 |
75 |
|||
|
2 |
AS Roma |
28 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
54 |
14 |
40 |
64 |
|||
|
3 |
Napoli |
28 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
53 |
29 |
24 |
58 |
|||
|
4 |
Fiorentina |
28 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
48 |
31 |
17 |
48 |
|||
|
5 |
Inter |
28 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
46 |
29 |
17 |
47 |
|||
|
6 |
Parma |
27 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
45 |
31 |
14 |
46 |
|||
|
7 |
Lazio |
28 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
36 |
35 |
1 |
41 |
|||
|
8 |
Verona |
28 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
43 |
46 |
-3 |
40 |
|||
|
9 |
Torino |
29 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
42 |
37 |
5 |
39 |
|||
|
10 |
Atalanta |
28 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
31 |
38 |
-7 |
37 |
|||
|
11 |
AC Milan |
28 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
41 |
42 |
-1 |
35 |
|||
|
12 |
Genoa |
28 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
31 |
35 |
-4 |
35 |
|||
|
13 |
Sampdoria |
28 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
33 |
42 |
-9 |
34 |
|||
|
14 |
Udinese |
28 |
9 |
4 |
15 |
32 |
42 |
-10 |
31 |
|||
|
15 |
Cagliari |
28 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
27 |
38 |
-11 |
29 |
|||
|
16 |
Chievo |
29 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
24 |
|||
|
17 |
Livorno |
29 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
32 |
54 |
-22 |
24 |
|||
|
18 |
Bologna |
28 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
23 |
|||
|
19 |
Sassuolo |
28 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
28 |
56 |
-28 |
21 |
|||
|
20 |
Catania |
28 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
21 |
49 |
-28 |
20 |
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