Two clubs in opposite halves of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Cesena and AC Milan. The first-division clash scheduled for 9 a.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi in Cesena and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
AC Milan president Adriano Galliani had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Football Italia): "[Manager Filippo] Inzaghi is well aware of our defensive frailties. We have the best attack in the League, but also the second-worst defense. Inzaghi knows we need to address this. He and Mauro Tassotti are working to improve under this aspect."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: One of the Milan defenders charged with improving his performance is center-back Cristian Zapata. The 27-year-old is averaging 5.3 clearances and 2.8 tackles per match.
Cesena's Projected Lineup (3-5-1-1): Leali; Volta, Lucchini, Capelli; Mazzotta, Coppola, Cascione, Giorgi, Perico; Brienza, Marilungo
AC Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Abbiati; Sciglio, Zapata, Bonera, Abate; Muntari, Jong, Poli; Menez, Torres, Honda
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Udinese | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Internazionale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Verona | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 7 | AC Milan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Genoa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Fiorentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Napoli | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | |||
| 11 | Torino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | |||
| 12 | Cesena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Atalanta | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Palermo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 15 | Lazio | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Parma | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | |||
| 17 | Chievo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | |||
| 18 | Sassuolo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Empoli | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Cagliari | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
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