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

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Juventus22165147103753
2AS Roma22137236171946
3Napoli23126542301242
4Fiorentina23108535231238
5Sampdoria2281132824435
6Lazio22104837261134
7Palermo238963737033
8Genoa228863026432
9Torino228772523231
10Internazionale227873329429
11AC Milan227873229329
12Sassuolo2361162933-429
13Udinese227782630-428
14Verona2266102437-1324
15Empoli2241172126-523
16Atalanta225891929-1023
17Chievo2256111626-1021
18Cagliari2247112942-1319
19Cesena2236132143-2215
20Parma2231182047-279