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

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Juventus55001001015
2AS Roma550091815
3Udinese43014229
4Internazionale422010198
5Sampdoria42205238
6Verona52215508
7AC Milan421110827
8Genoa41214405
9Fiorentina412112-15
10Napoli411256-14
11Torino411224-24
12Cesena411238-54
13Atalanta511327-54
14Palermo403167-13
15Lazio410345-13
16Parma4103810-23
17Chievo410346-23
18Sassuolo403118-73
19Empoli402247-32
20Cagliari401337-41