Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Hellas Verona and AC Milan. The first-division clash scheduled for 9 a.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
AC Milan striker Fernando Torres had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Football Italia): "I'm here to win, to remain for many years and to take advantage of the opportunity that Milan have offered me. My objective is to win the Scudetto, first of all. If I only win half of what he [manager Filippo Inzaghi] won, then I will be glad."
"And being substituted in games? Being removed from the field is something I do not like," he added. "As any player does not. I have no problem with Inzaghi nor the coaching staff, but I do want to stay on the field for 90 minutes."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Hellas Verona's Panagiotis Tachtsidis has been dominant in the the central part of the pitch this season. In six appearances, the 23-year-old has two goals and is averaging 2.7 tackles per match.
Hellas Verona Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Rafael; Agostini, Marquez, Moras, Marques; Ionita, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; Gomez, Toni, Jankovic
AC Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Abbiati; Sciglio, Rami, Alex, Abate; Muntari, Essien, Bonaventura; Shaarawy, 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Sampdoria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Udinese | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 5 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Verona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Lazio | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Fiorentina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Internazionale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Genoa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Empoli | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Cesena | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 | |||
| 14 | Torino | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Cagliari | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Atalanta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Chievo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Sassuolo | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | |||
| 19 | Parma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Palermo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 3 |
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