Bologna vs Milan at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
Last year in Serie A, Bologna were beaten by Milan on both occasions, as they lost first at home by a margin of 3-0 and then at San Siro by a single goal.
In the midweek clash in the Champions League, Milan started strongly only to give away in the dying minutes of the match.
The players out of this clash due to injuries are Gattuso, Flamini, Abbiati, Nocerino and Nesta. While Gattuso has returned to training lately, it will be more than 2 months atleast before the warrior sees any real action. Abbiati and Nocerino are nursing niggling injuries and the earlier they return to the team, the better it will be for Allegri. Nesta too is struggling to get fit for this match but he will be saved for future battles.
Milan will field a 4-3-1-2 formation, which has been tried and tested thoroughly all throughout Allegri’s regime. The defense line will be led by none other than Yepes and Silva, while they will be flanked by Abate on the right and Antonini on the left. While Abate has been a superb performer, Antonini is making a return after sometime. Both of these players can act as full backs, which will help Milan during fast counter attacks as they can go up and deliver the decisive passes into the box.
Probable starting line-up (4-3-1-2): Amelia(GK); Abate, Yepes, Silva, Antonini; Aquilani, Van Bommel, Ambrosini; Boateng; Ibrahimovic, Pato
Bologna are coming off a 2-1 loss to Juventus in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 match. The match was a thrilling one in which both the teams fought tooth and nail for qualification.
On the injury front, Bologna will be missing the likes of Antonsson and Pulzetti. Last year, Bologna were beaten by Milan on both occasions, as they lost first at home by a margin of 3-0 and then at San Siro by a single goal.
Bologna will field a 4-3-2-1 formation which has been their norm for quite a long time. Agliardi will be manning the posts in this match. Portanova and Cherubin will form the heart of the defense, shielded on the left by Morleo and on the right by Raggi. Mudingayi will form the connecting link between defense and midfield and will form the heart of the midfield for Bologna. He will be flanked by Kone and Perez. Playing as CF-L will be Diamanti and as CF-R will be Ramirez. The lone man up front will be Di Vaio, who has been a prolific scorer for Bologna for a long time.
Probable starting line-up (4-3-2-1): Agliardi(GK); Raggi, Portanova, Cherubin, Morleo; Kone, Mudingayi, Perez; Ramirez, Diamanti; Di Vaio
