The World Cup break seems to be a golden opportunity for Salernitana to improve after losing two consecutive Serie A matches when visiting Monza (3-0) and Fiorentina (2-1). Unfortunately, in the two test matches held last December, it turned out that Salernitana had not managed to improve its performance, having been beaten consecutively by Fenerbache 3-0 and Alanyaspor 3-1.
Only collecting one point in the last three league matches has pushed The Garnets to 12th place in the standings, with only two points advantage compared to Lecce, which is four levels below. In order to continue competing in Serie A next season, Salernitana must immediately bring positive results.
Significant changes are expected to occur in the squad led by Davide Nicola with Franck Ribery’s decision to retire at the end of last October, as well as the joining of veteran goalkeeper and captain of the Mexican national team Guillermo Ochoa. Reportedly, the 37-year-old goalkeeper will debut in Serie A when his club hosts AC Milan.
Can Ochoa stop the bad record in the last four head-to-head meetings where Milan is unbeaten and always succeeds in at least twice hitting the Salernitana goal in one match? Of course tonight’s match will prove it.
The problem is, AC Milan has an important agenda to win three full points from the Arechi Stadium. Last season’s Serie A champions must ensure their chances of remaining a candidate for the championship this season by cutting the difference in points from Napoli.
If it fails, the Rossoneri have the potential to fall to fourth place considering that Lazio is only three points behind but superior in the number of points difference. This will make it harder for Stefano Pioli’s camp to defend the trophy.
On paper Milan should be able to bring home the midpoint this week. Moreover, The Red and Blacks are in the middle of making positive results in the last three league matches against Spezia (2-1), Cremonese (0-0), and Fiorentina (2-1), and are unbeaten in the last four head-to-head against Salernitana – three wins and one draw.
How to Stream Salernitana vs. AC Milan
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
Official TV | CBS Sports or Paramount+ |
Date | Wednesday, January 04, 2023 |
Kickoff | 06:30 EDT |
Live TV | CBS Sports or Paramount+ / TV-Bola |
Salernitana – AC Milan Head-to-Head Record
- 02/20/2022 Salernitana vs Milan 2 – 2
- 12/04/2021 Milan vs Salernitana 2 – 0
- 01/31/1999 Milan vs Salernitana 3 – 2
- 09/20/1998 Salernitana vs Milan 1 – 2
Last 5 Match Performance
Salernitana
- 11/05/2022 Salernitana vs Cremonese 2 – 2
- 11/10/2022 Fiorentina vs Salernitana 2 – 1
- 11/13/2022 Monza vs Salernitana 3 – 0
- 12/10/2022 Fenerbahce vs Salernitana 3 – 0
- 12/15/2022 Alanyaspor vs Salernitana 3 – 1
AC Milan
- 11/09/2022 Cremonese vs Milan 0 – 0
- 11/14/2022 Milan vs Fiorentina 2 – 1
- 12/13/2022 Arsenal vs Milan P 2 – 1
- 12/16/2022 Liverpool vs Milan 4 – 1 P
- 12/31/2022 PSV Eindhoven vs Milan 3 – 0
Salernitana vs. AC Milan Squad Predictions
Salernitana (3-5-2): Sepe; Bronn, Daniliuc, Pirola, Mazzocchi, Coulibaly, Radovanovic, Maggiore, Bradaric, Dia, Piatek.
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori, T Hernandez, Tonali, Bennacer, Krunic, Diaz, Leao, Giroud.