On Wednesday Nov 2nd, in week 6, Milan plays host to Salzburg in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Milan is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Dinamo Zagreb. Matteo Gabbia struck first for Milan in the 39th minute, then Rafael Leão added another in the 49th minute In the end, Dinamo Zagreb couldn’t muster any offence and Milan ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Milan should be reasonably happy with their performance, while salzburg is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hartberg. Noah Okafor scored the first goal for Salzburg in the 48th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hartberg couldn’t muster any offence and Salzburg ran away with the shutout win. Salzburg is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On Sep 6th, Salzburg hosted Milan at the Red Bull Arena in their last match together. Salzburg and Milan battled to a 1-1 draw. Noah Okafor struck first for Salzburg in the 28th minute, but Alexis Saelemaekers got the equalizer for Milan in the 40th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Milan.
Junior Chikwubuike Adamu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Salzburg. Milan’s most prolific scorer has been Brahim Díaz. The Spanish midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.