Preview: AC Milan vs Atalanta BC – prediction, team news, lineups & more related news here

After watching their city rivals claim the Series A title, ailing AC Milan must try to get back on track when they host Atalanta BC at the San Siro on Sunday.

Now facing a fight to secure the Champions League, Milan made a mistake again last weekend; Meanwhile, La Dea’s midseason revival has sold out.

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Match preview

New champions Inter Milan have already booked their place, and Napoli are very close to joining them, but Milan are being dragged into a battle with three other contenders for Champions League qualification.

Juventus, Roma and Como are closing in on the Rossoneri, who are no longer so sure of finishing in the top four.

After losing half of their last 10 league games, Max Allegri’s men must regain some composure or risk missing out on Europe’s top competition.

With just one goal in their last five games (fewer than any other team since early April), Milan’s form has plummeted after beating Inter in the Derby della Madonnina.

That result seemingly reignited the race for the Scudetto, but instead they have suffered a series of setbacks, including Last week’s 2-0 defeat against Sassuolo.

Domenico Berardi, a regular tormentor for the Rossoneri, usually popped up with an early opener, before Fikayo Tomori was sent off midway through the first half.

So, amid the widespread criticism of the negative ‘Allegri-ball’, Milan only have three games left to change the situation.

The first comes at home to Lombardy rivals Atalanta, who have won four and lost none of their last six games, including a 1-1 draw in the first leg in October.

Looking further back, Sunday’s visitors have lost just two of their last 11 league games against Milan at the San Siro.

However, their spring form has been even more dismal than the Rossoneri’s, effectively ending any hopes of a top-six finish.

Seven points behind Last week’s goalless draw at home against GenoaThe Bergamo club must hope that Como makes a serious mistake, in addition to winning the last three games.

More realistically, seventh place could still claim a place in the Conference League, provided Inter lift the Coppa Italia.

Raffaele Palladino’s side recently missed out on reaching the cup final after losing to Lazio on penalties, and any positive momentum appears to have dissipated.

After taking 23 from their previous nine, Atalanta have accumulated just 10 points from their last nine games; Only five teams in the bottom six have had worse results during that period.

AC Milan Serie A Form:

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Atalanta BC Serie A form:

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Team news

Milan will be missing two members of their starting eleven as Luka Modric has been sidelined for the rest of the season with a serious facial injury and Tomori is due to serve a suspension.

Otherwise, Allegri should have a full team to choose from as he looks to find the right recipe from the start.

Potential Manchester United target Rafael Leao He is set to make his 250th appearance in the league, but both he and Christian Pulisic have been struggling to produce for several weeks.

The latter has gone 17 Serie A games without scoring, so Christopher Nkunku, Niclas Fullkrug and Santiago Giménez are also in the fight.

Similarly, former Milan player Charles De Ketelaere, who will make his 100th league appearance for Atalanta, has not scored in Italy’s top flight since January.

Still, the Belgian striker should start in his latest return to the San Siro, supporting Gianluca Scamacca or Nikola Krstovic, who scored 10 league goals but failed to concede when playing together last week.

Only Lorenzo Bernasconi is ruled out through injury, so La Dea should be very close to full strength on Sunday night.

Possible starting lineup for AC Milan:

Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Jashari, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Leao, Giménez.

Possible starting lineup for Atalanta BC:

Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Ahanor; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Zalewski; Scamaca

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We say: AC Milan 1-1 Atalanta BC

Milan may have only suffered three home defeats in Serie A, but two have come in their last five games at the San Siro; Meanwhile, Atalanta have won just one of their last eight away games in all competitions.

As neither team is in good shape, they will shake hands in a low-scoring draw.

For a data analysis of the most likely outcomes, scores and more for this match, click here.

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