The once mighty AC Milan were hoping to make a return to the top of Serie A this season having made some heavy investment in players over the summer months. The fans of the Rossoneri were looking forward to seeing their club competing for the Serie A title with Juventus, Roma and Napoli but they have been left very disappointed. Having sacked Vincenzo Montella, former midfield general Gennaro Gattuso has taken over at the San Siro and desperately needs a win in this game against Bologna if he is to avoid the same fate as the previous manager.
Italian Serie A – San Siro, Milan – Sunday 10th December – 19:45 UK Time
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AC Milan
BolognaAC Milan Form
Despite having already booked their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League, AC Milan suffered a very disappointing defeat at Rijeka in the Europa League on Thursday night, going down 2-0. However, it is a sign of the times that this was not their most embarrassing result of the week as that came in a 2-2 draw at Benevento in Serie A. Prior to that match, Benevento had not won a single point in Serie A this season and AC Milan were leading going in to added time but conceded an equaliser to their goalkeeper in the dying seconds of the game. That result means it is now just 2 wins in their last 10 Serie A games for AC Milan and they have failed to win any of their last 4 league games at home.
Bologna Form
In contrast to the hosts, Bologna travel to the San Siro on Sunday night having hit a period of good form and they are undefeated in their last 3 Serie A games. There have been wins over Hellas Verona away and Sampdoria at home plus a draw with Cagliari, also at home, last weekend. Bologna start this match on 21 points, the same as their hosts and have the potential to go 3 points clear of them if they win the game. Away from home, Bologna have enjoyed some good wins in recent matches including 1-0 victories at Sassuolo and Genoa prior to the 3-2 win at Hellas Verona. Between the Genoa and Hellas Verona games Bologna lost 1-0 at Atalanta and Roma.
Team News
AC Milan are without the suspended Alessio Romagnoli and the injured duo of Andrea Conti and Hakan Calhanoglu. With the absence of Romagnoli, Gattuso is expected to revert to a back four for this game. Bologna will be without former AC Milan player Andrea Poli who is suspended. Federico Di Francesco will also miss the game through injury.
Top Betting Tips
Given the way AC Milan have been playing and the pressure which is currently on their players, Bologna will fancy their chances of picking something up from this game and rightly so. The Bologna double chance is 13/8 with Ladbrokes. AC Milan have failed to score a single goal in their last 4 home Serie A games while Bologna have looked decent on the road over the past two months. Under 2.5 goals is 17/20 with Ladbrokes. Young Nigerian forward Orji Okwonkwo has scored 2 goals in his last 3 games for Bologna and can be backed at 5/1 with Ladbrokes to score at any time in this match.