VENEZIA v AC MILAN: MATCH PREVIEW | OneFootball

AC Milan are getting ready to face Venezia on Serie A 2024/25 Matchday 34. The game will be played on Sunday 27 April at 12:30 CEST at the historic Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium. Conceição's boys are looking to climb the table and to keep the European charge open until the very end, while Di Francesco's side are aiming to take points to help them in their difficult fight for safety. With both teams in need of precious points, we are expecting a competitive match. This is Serie A, and this is our Matchday 34 Match Preview. LATEST FROM MILANELLO  The last league outing was our defeat to Atalanta at San Siro, but our game in Venice will close out a special week after beating Inter 3-0 in Coppa Italia, and securing our place in the final in Rome against Bologna. It is a period of ups and downs, but you can feel the Rossoneri's determination to improve their position in the table. The goal is to get back to winning ways in the league, and AC Milan will give their all against Venezia with an almost fully-fit squad. The only unavailable player are Emerson Royal who has been suffering with a long-term injury while Matteo Gabbia is a doubt. If a 3-4-3 were to be used, Thiaw would take his place, and it is possible that there may be some rotations from the derby on Wednesday, particularly with the availability of Loftus-Cheek and Walker. We have three cautions: Bondo, Hernández and Leão.

LATEST FROM VENEZIA It has been a tough campaign for the Neroverdi, who have been in the relegation zone since the start of the season. Their recent form has been positive though: only one loss in their last eight matches - 0-1 against Bologna - and in that time they have drawn 0-0 with Atalanta, Lazio and Napoli (the last two at home). Safety is just one point away and all three points would see them overtake Lecce and get away from Empoli, at least for a few hours. Fila coming back from suspension is important as he will be ready to take his place in the attacking duo alongside one of either Yeboah or Oristanio, with the former as the favourite. They also almost have a full team, besides Sagrado and Svoboda with long-term issues, with Nicolussi Caviglia now in good condition. Idzes and Kike Pérez are cautioned.

"AC Milan have had some good points, and others not so much, but I am sure they will want to build on the derby knowing their coach", said Eusebio Di Francesco in his press conference. "We must focus on ourselves, on our attitude and determination, knowing that we are facing one of this league's big teams. In an attacking sense, they are the most dangerous team, they have great threats. We will try to be ready for everything, also for possible changes".

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WHERE TO WATCH VENEZIA v AC MILAN In Italy, the game will be broadcast on DAZN. To watch it in a different country, you can check the "Where to Watch AC Milan on TV" section under "Abroad." On the Rossoneri channels, the Matchday coverage on Milan TV will begin at 11:45 CEST, leading up to kick-off, followed by interviews and a press conference with Coach Conceição. Don't miss the coverage on acmilan.com, the AC Milan Official App, official social media channels and WhatsApp.

LATEST FROM SERIE A Manganiello from Pinerolo, with 108 matches in charge in Serie A, will be the referee for Venezia v AC Milan. He has refereed nine games for the Rossoneri, including two this season: Como 1-2 AC Milan and AC Milan 1-2 Lazio. The assistants will be Berti and Bahri, with fourth official Galipò, as well as VAR Paterna and AVAR Sozza.

The schedule for Matchday 34 changed compared to the original plan, because of the national mourning of the death of Pope Francis and the loss of Lecce's physiotherapist. Venezia v AC Milan will open the weekend at the same time as Como v Genoa on Sunday at 12:30 CEST. At 15:00 CEST there will be Fiorentina v Empoli and Inter v Roma, with Juventus v Monza at 18:00 CEST, and Atalanta v Lecce as well as Napoli v Torino at 20:45 CEST. There will be three games to close the matchday on Monday: Udinese v Bologna will be played at 18:30 CEST, with Hellas Verona v Cagliari and Lazio v Parma at 20:45 CEST.

The table: Inter and Napoli 71; Atalanta 64; Bologna 60; Juventus and Lazio 59; Roma 57; Fiorentina 56; AC Milan 51; Torino 43; Udinese 40; Como and Genoa 39; Hellas Verona 32; Parma 31; Cagliari 30; Lecce 26; Venezia and Empoli 25; Monza 15.

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