Two clubs in the bottom half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between AC Milan and Empoli. The first-division clash scheduled for 6:30 a.m. ET will be held at the San Siro in Milan and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi (via Football Italia): "Italian, young, preferably internationals and preferably from our academy, that's the Milan I want. It requires a bit of patience."
Empoli manager Massimo Maccarone (via Football Italia): "It's true we hadn't won in a while, but we never lacked confidence or self-belief. The team was not feeling depressed. There's a long road ahead and everything might seem easier after this, but that's not the case. The key is for the players to show the same determination in every match."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: AC Milan's Mattia Destro is one of the young Italian players Berlusconi is referencing. In 16 appearances, the 23-year-old has five goals and an average of 1.4 shots.
AC Milan's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Lopez; Antonelli, Paletta, Alex, Rami; Cerci, Muntari, Poli, Bonaventura; Destro, Menez
Empoli's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Rui, Tonelli, Rugani, Hysaj; Croce, Valdifiori, Signorelli; Verdi; Pucciarelli, Maccarone
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 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 53 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 46 | |||
| 3 | Napoli | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 42 | |||
| 4 | Fiorentina | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 38 | |||
| 5 | Sampdoria | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 35 | |||
| 6 | Lazio | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 34 | |||
| 7 | Palermo | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Genoa | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Torino | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Internazionale | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 29 | |||
| 11 | AC Milan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Sassuolo | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Udinese | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Verona | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Empoli | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Atalanta | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Chievo | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Cagliari | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Cesena | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Parma | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 9 |
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