Fresh from the disappointment of their Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of arch-rivals Inter, Milan host Sampdoria at San Siro on Saturday night as the Rossoneri look to keep their top-four bid alive in Serie A.
The Rossoneri suffered a 1-0 defeat against Inter on Tuesday night to exit the Champions League 3-0 on aggregate. Stefano Pioli’s team now need to turn their full attention to the fight for Champions League football for next season.
In truth, the men from Milan are outsiders to claim a top-four spot in Serie A, as they are fifth-place in the table, four points adrift of fourth-place Lazio with just three league matches remaining.
A 2-0 defeat at Spezia last time out ended a seven-game unbeaten run for Milan in the Italian top flight. However, they have also won just three of their previous 11 matches in Serie A.
Pioli’s team can at least claim to be seven games unbeaten at San Siro in Serie A, having also conceded just once in their last four home matches in the Italian top flight.
The visitors have already been consigned to Serie B for next season after a woeful campaign in the Italian top flight.
A 1-1 home draw against Empoli last time out means that the Blucerchiati are now winless in eight league matches, having picked up just three draws and suffered five defeats in the run.
The Empoli draw ended a three-game losing streak in Serie A for Samp, so it wasn’t the worse result for the visitors.
Unsurprisingly, considering their low points tally, Sampdoria has a poor recent away record, as they are winless in nine away games in Serie A, having suffered seven defeats.
Forebet predicts that Milan will win in a low-scoring encounter to keep their top-four hopes alive this season.