Preview: Como vs. AC Milan - prediction, team news, lineups

Playing catch-up successful the contention for a top-four finish, AC Milan volition question their archetypal Serie A triumph of the twelvemonth erstwhile they marque the abbreviated travel to Como connected Tuesday.

The Rossoneri precocious claimed silverware successful Sergio Conceicao's 2nd crippled arsenic caput coach, earlier signaling a disappointing location draw; Como's revival continued with a spirited showing successful Rome past clip out.

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Having replaced Paulo Fonseca conscionable days earlier, caller Milan brag Sergio Conceicao made an contiguous interaction by helping his broadside doubly retrieve from trailing astatine fractional clip to bushed Juventus and metropolis rivals Inter Milan to the Supercoppa Italiana.

After returning from Riyadh with their archetypal trophy since edging past Inter to snatch the Scudetto successful 2022, the Rossoneri were brought backmost down to world astatine the weekend, erstwhile Serie A strugglers Cagliari denied them maximum points astatine San Siro.

Although Alvaro Morata enactment the hosts up aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional - aft different unconvincing first-half show - the Sardinian broadside struck backmost 4 minutes later, earlier holding retired for a 1-1 draw.

In the league, Milan person present drawn 3 consecutive location games, and if a top-four decorativeness is to beryllium salvaged from an inconsistent campaign, they cannot spend to driblet galore much points - peculiarly fixed results connected the road.

On their travels astir Italy this season, the second-city giants person recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, leaving them down Lazio, Fiorentina, Juventus and respective others successful the Serie A standings.

While they inactive person astatine slightest 1 crippled successful manus connected astir of their chap challengers for Champions League qualification, pugnacious taskmaster Conceicao has insisted that his squad should bash amended - starting with their midweek sojourn to Como.

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When past facing their Lombardy neighbours successful Serie A, Como succumbed to 2 defeats during the 2002-03 season, but this clip they whitethorn invited Milan to Stadio Sinigaglia with existent anticipation of staging a shock.

Recent results suggest that the Lariani are coming to presumption with beingness successful the apical flight, aft spending the intervening 2 decades down successful Italy's little leagues.

On Friday, Patrick Cutrone's second-half onslaught secured a 1-1 gully with 10-man Lazio, making it 7 points from 4 games for past season's Serie B runners-up.

They adjacent spurned respective chances to assertion triumph astatine Stadio Olimpico, showing important advancement from a 5-1 thrashing by the Biancocelesti earlier this season.

Though they inactive beryllium perilously adjacent to the driblet zone, Cesc Fabregas and co person boosted hopes of endurance by losing lone 1 of their past six matches - and they are becoming tougher to bushed connected location turf.

At their lakeside office this season, Como person secured 12 points from a imaginable 24 connected connection truthful far, and they are present looking to widen a three-game unbeaten streak astatine the Sinigaglia.

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Como volition beryllium without 1 of Serie A's brightest talents - rising prima Nico Paz, who sustained an ankle wounded against Lazio - truthful Cesc Fabregas indispensable marque astatine slightest 1 alteration to his established beforehand four.

Leading the hosts' attack, section lad Patrick Cutrone - formerly of Milan - is the Lariani's apical scorer with six goals, having played a portion successful 4 crossed his past 4 matches.

Alberto Dossena is struggling with a swollen ankle, portion midfielders Maximo Perrone and Sergi Roberto are inactive sidelined, but Edoardo Goldaniga present returns from suspension.

Como person been engaged successful the transportation market, having already handed debuts to caller signings Jean Butez and Assane Diao; Maxence Caqueret is acceptable to articulation soon, portion Fabregas has besides confirmed talks with erstwhile teammate Nemanja Matic.

Yet to seal immoderate large deals successful this window, Milan are being linked with a fig of players to supplement Sergio Conceicao's squad.

Once again, helium volition beryllium missing Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alessandro Florenzi done injury, but Emerson Royal is backmost successful enactment aft serving a one-match ban.

Facing a tally of 7 games successful little than 4 weeks - featuring 2 important Champions League ties, a Coppa Italia quarter-final and different Milan derby - the Rossoneri's caller manager whitethorn marque immoderate changes connected Tuesday.

Como imaginable starting lineup:
Butez; Van der Brempt, Goldaniga, Kempf, Moreno; Mazzitelli, Engelhardt; Strefezza, Da Cunha, Fadera; Cutrone

We say: Como 1-1 AC Milan

Milan are inactive uncovering their feet nether caller absorption - having relied much connected tone and luck than operation to triumph the Supercoppa Italiana - truthful they whitethorn neglect to bushed their determination rivals.

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