Almost seamlessly, the fifth goes over to the sixth matchday. At least in the Italian Serie A this is the case. During the week there were some interesting encounters in this league. Without a long regeneration time, AC Milan and Fiorentina will continue on Sunday evening. Both clubs had some problems at the start of the season and this is reflected in their table situation.
Milan is not at all this season. In the first five games the Rossoneri entered two wins and three defeats. With these nine points, the Milan are currently on the 13th place in the table. Despite high-profile reinforcement in the past transfer phase, the Fiorentina was not yet in motion. A victory, two draws and two defeats are the previous record of the viola. Currently the guests are ranked 15th in the table.
This miserable start into the current season on the part of the two teams leads to an extremely exciting starting situation. There is no real favorite in this game next Sunday.
AC Milan:
The Milanese wanted a complete restart this season and try to qualify once again for the UEFA Champions League. However, the Rossoneri are already under pressure after five matchdays. Two wins and three defeats are the record of AC Milan so far. Six points from their first five games make the ACM 13th in the table.
Most recently, the hosts suffered two defeats against Turin FC and eternal rivals Inter Milan. In addition, with Mattia Caldara and Lucas Paquetá missing two important building blocks in the system of Marco Giampaolo. The two players are injured due to injury.
The 52-year-old Italian coach of the Milanese put this season mainly on a 5-3-1-2. On Thursday evening Giampaolo let his team run up against Turin FC in a related 4-3-3.
Although looking at the table from the perspective of AC Milan is not rosy, the defense of the home side are very convincing. On the first five matchdays, the Rossoneri received five goals. It is a very good value, which also shows master Juventus Turin.
A significant contribution was made by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The 20-year-old exceptional talent has been an absolute performer for several years and has not missed a single minute of play in the current season. Of five Serie A games, Donnarumma finished two with a white vest. Mateo Musacchio and Alessio Romangnoli form the central defense and were together in all played games on the court.
Despite massive reinforcements in the offensive area, the performance of the attack department have been rather modest so far. In the first five games, the Milan scored only three goals! Only Udinese Calcio met even less often. Last season’s shooting star Krzysztof Piatek scored two goals for AC Milan. The Pole is the life insurance of the homeowners.
Hakan Calhanoglu scored the third goal on the Rossoneri side. Suso and Rafael Leão were each able to give an assist. Ante Rebic has not yet attracted attention. The new signing of Eintracht Frankfurt was in three league games in total only 63 minutes on the court. This non-dangerous attack reinforces the prognosis of a goal-poor match in the match between AC Milan and Fiorentina.
Fiorentina:
Also, the AC Florence would have presented the start of the new season probably different. High-profile names like Kevin-Prince Boateng and Franck Ribery were signed in the summer to attack the international launch sites this season. However, Viola could only decide a game of the current season for themselves.
Furthermore, the lilies drove two draws and two defeats. Thus, the guests are currently with five points on the 15th place in the table. Only one player is missing in the upcoming game against AC Milan. Jacob Rasmussen has been missing since July due to an injury.
Coach Vincenzo Montella has so far relied on two systems this season. While the Fiorentina ran aground in the first matchdays in 4-3-3, you changed last to a 3-5-2. The defensive score is average compared to Serie A clubs. Nine goals conceded the ACF in the current season.
The goal of Fiorentina is guarded by Bartlomiej Dragowski. The 22-year-old Pole returned from a loan of Empoli FC in the summer and was in every league match on the court. Dragowski once managed to keep the zero.
Milan Badelj and Erick Pulgar are the defensive engines of the team. The two midfielders are an integral part of the starting eleven. Pulgar has his strengths, especially in the switching game. Therefore, he managed as a defensive midfielder in five games to score two goals.
The attack of the guests is quite dangerous. On the first five matchdays of the highest Italian league, the players of the lilies already scored nine goals. It is a good value. The already mentioned Erick Pulgar is with his two goals the best scorer of the Fiorentina. Six different Fiorentina players have already entered the Serie A scorers list.
The 26-year-old star Franck Ribery is already an integral part of the viola. Two scorer points could already collect the French veteran. Left-back Federico Chiesa and Sturmjuwel Federico Chiesa must also be highlighted. Both players have already presented their teammates with two goals.
