Salernitana take on the visitors AC Milan in the round 17 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Friday, December 22nd at Stadio Arechi (Salerno).
Salernitana are finally living up to negative expectations. The Sea Horses were never taken seriously. Their presence in Serie A at the turn of the centuries was short-lived. After their return in 2021, the team was expected to face relegation. However, seemingly nothing can diminish the unique magic of Davide Nicola. Against all odds, he miraculously led the team from the bottom of the table to stay in the top division of the country. Yet, like in other cases, the savior failed to continue this success into the next season. Replacing him, Paulo Sousa brought perhaps the best football segment in the club's history, actively collecting points and winning many matches. In the end, they secured 15th place with 42 points. However, this positive streak ended with the last season. After the break, they became an underdog, and for this reason, the Portuguese coach parted ways with the club. However, under Inzaghi, the team has yet to achieve much. Yes, there was a victory over Lazio, but the majority of events have ended in defeats, such as the crushing 1-4 loss to Atalanta in the last round.
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Milan ended up in a fairly challenging group in Serie A. While not a group of death, facing PSG, Borussia Dortmund, and Newcastle collectively made for a tough competition. However, rumors insist that the club's management demanded a place in the playoffs from the finalist of the previous edition. In reality, they managed to secure only the 3rd place in the dispute with the English team, so the competition will continue in the Europa League. The earnings there are significantly lower, and Stefano Pioli may not be forgiven for this. On the other hand, Milanese managed to improve their performance at home. If a 5th place was a real possibility in the spring, only Juventus' penalty allowed them to nominally maintain the position in the Champions League quartet. Now, only Inter and the same Juventus are stronger. However, the statistics are not particularly impressive, they just happened to drop points more frequently. Nevertheless, the 3-0 victory over Monza allowed them to pull away from the nearest neighbor below by 4 points.
In both of the previous seasons, the Sea Horses drew once against the giants and lost the second match. The question is only how confidently Rossoneri will handle it. It's worth considering a handicap of -1.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: AC Milan to win with -1.5 handicap.
