AC Milan vs Ferencvaros - prediction, team news, lineups

One of 5 teams inactive with maximum points successful the Europa League, Hungarian giants Ferencvaros volition enactment that cleanable grounds connected the enactment erstwhile they sojourn AC Milan connected Thursday.

Though Milan celebrated a home derby triumph astatine San Siro past clip out, they are astatine hazard of making an aboriginal exit from Europe.

Match preview

Seven-time European champions, Milan were humbled by humble Bournemouth successful their past Europa League match, falling down wrong a fewer minutes earlier seeing their skipper sent off.

Without Mike Maignan, the Rossoneri went connected to suffer 3-0 connected England's southbound coast, leaving them connected 3 points from arsenic galore league-phase games.

Ruben Amorim had started with decision to his aged nine Benfica, earlier signaling a 4-0 triumph successful Salzburg, truthful his broadside surely person immoderate enactment near if they are to suffice for the knockout rounds.

It has been an eventful fortnight since Milan were picked disconnected by the Cherries: first, they bushed free-falling Udinese 2-0, past they suffered different midweek meltdown. 

Amorim's unbeaten home grounds yet ended successful a chaotic brushwood astatine San Siro, which finished 4-2 to Bologna, and that was acold from perfect mentation for the Derby della Madonnina.

Yet, the rampant Rossoneri surged into a two-goal pb implicit Inter connected Saturday night, earlier their aged foes pulled 1 back; then, arsenic fractional clip approached, Diego Moreira's stunning free-kick fundamentally enactment the effect beyond doubt.

So, having closed wrong 4 points of their metropolis rivals, Milan beryllium 5th successful Serie A and are inactive successful what could beryllium a multi-club rubric race.

While Milan prevarication 24th successful the Europa League array - occupying the last playoff spot arsenic things basal - Ferencvaros whitethorn beryllium eyeing automatic introduction to the past 16.

Hungary's astir palmy nine presently beryllium 4th with maximum points, pursuing a location triumph implicit Portuguese second-tier broadside Torreense past month.

Though they were level astatine fractional time, second-half strikes from Mariano Gomez and Krisztian Lisztes - scored either broadside of an ain extremity - saw Fradi stroll to a 4-1 victory.  

After antecedently beating Celtic and Viktoria Plzen, Balazs Borbely's men are precise overmuch successful contention to marque the apical eight, which would assistance them skip the precarious playoff round.

Incidentally, the past clip Ferencvaros won 4 consecutive matches successful large UEFA contention was mode backmost successful the 1967-68 campaign, erstwhile they posted six consecutive wins en way to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final. 

Given caller results, Borbely's squad mightiness anticipation to emulate that run: including each home games and 4 rounds of Europa League qualifying, they person lone mislaid erstwhile this season.

Sunday's 2-0 triumph implicit Paks near them conscionable 2 points down Hungarian league leaders - and reigning champions - ETO Gyor, but Fradi person 1 crippled successful hand.

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Team News

After the Milan derby and earlier Sunday's travel to Genoa, Amorim is acceptable to rotate his squad, with players specified arsenic Alphadjo Cisse being promoted from the bench. 

The young guardant - who scored a hat-trick versus Salzburg and a brace against Bologna - could articulation Omari Hutchinson and Davide Bartesaghi successful a reshuffled lineup.

As Maignan indispensable service a suspension for his reddish paper against Bournemouth, Lorenzo Torriani should deputise successful goal.

Injured quintet Fikayo Tomori, Samuel Chukwueze, Mattia Gabbia, Alexis Saelemaekers and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are inactive unavailable, portion Filippo Terracciano remains a doubt.

Ferencvaros volition beryllium missing Slovakia midfielder Matus Bero, and Bence Otvos has yet to implicit his betterment from an ACL injury.

Up front, Kristoffer Zachariassen (three goals, 1 assist) and Dele Yusuf (two goals, 2 assists) some purpose to widen a good commencement to the league phase.

The brace besides notched 1 extremity apiece past weekend; Serbian winger Veljko Birmancevic should articulation them successful the last third.

AC Milan imaginable starting lineup:

Torriani; Gila, De Winter, Pavlovic, Bartesaghi; Hutchinson, Musah, Jashari, Cisse; Pulisic, Ramos

Ferencvaros imaginable starting lineup:

Radnoti; O. Nagy, Zohore, Gomez, O'Dowda; Maiga, A. Nagy; Arzani, Zachariassen, Birmancevic; Yusuf

We say: AC Milan 2-1 Ferencvaros 

Under unit to cod each 3 points connected location turf, Milan whitethorn conflict to bushed Ferencvaros, whose past nonaccomplishment dates backmost to the extremity of July.

Nonetheless, Fradi look an altogether caller situation astatine the historical San Siro, wherever Amorim's men person begun to shown signs of promise.

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