In a mid week match on Wed Dec 22nd, in week 19, Milan will travel to Empoli to battle Empoli in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed Empoli, recorded a 4-3 win against Hellas Verona. Andrea La Mantia struck first for Empoli in the 15th minute, then Matteo Cancellieri tied it up for Hellas Verona in the 18th minute on a feed from Daniel Bessa , but luckily for Empoli it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Empoli should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 2nd placed Milan, recorded a 1-1 draw against Udinese. Beto scored the first goal for Udinese in the 17th minute, then Zlatan Ibrahimović tied it up for Milan in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Milan. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Milan should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Milan is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Junior Messias and Zlatan Ibrahimović each having 2 goals in their last five. Empoli is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrea Pinamonti and Nedim Bajrami each having 2 goals in their last five.