JAKARTA - After winning seven of the eight Italian League Serie A matches this season, AC Milan met one of the strong opponents, Juventus, Sunday, October 22 evening or Monday morning at 01.45 WIB. Milan vs Juventus match was held at the San Siro Stadium, Milan.

The Milan vs Juventus fight is the hottest match of the week, involving two giant teams in the Italian League. They are also in the top three at this time.

Inter Milan are at the top of the Italian League standings with 22 points from 9 matches. Milan are in next place with 21 of 8 matches, while Juventus are in third place with 17 points, also from 8 matches.

With a win over Juventus, Milan will also displace Inter from the Italian League standings.

The Rossoneri entered the international break after a dramatic win over Genoa, while Juve came out victorious in the Derby della Mole, against Torino.

Against Genoa, after being held to a goalless draw for 87 minutes, Milan finally took the lead through Christian Pulisic. However, the drama just started when the two goalkeepers were kicked off the pitch in extra time. Mike Maignan was expelled for a hard foul. veteran striker Olivier Giroud ended the match with an outstanding performance under the bar, wrapped in Maignan jersey.

Giroud also received praise for daring to make important saves at the last moment.

However, two goals without goals in the Champions League left the Rossoneri having to catch up in Europe's top club competition, which they will be playing again next week, with an exciting match against Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital.

Facing Juventus, Milan brought an unbeaten provision in the last five Italian League meetings. Juve is no longer superior to Milan.

Juventus have beaten Lazio this season and held Atalanta to a goalless draw, but the toughest test has been waiting, namely against Milan. They failed to score against Milan in the last two meetings at the San Siro.

From the line-up, Antonio Mirante will have his first competitive start for Milan this weekend. The 40-year-old goalkeeper will be called up by Stefano Pioli, as Mike Maignan is suspended following a red card in Genoa. Mirante had to step down because new player Marco Sportiello was injured.

Pioli will also not be strengthened by French full-back Theo Hernandez, who was also suspended. Ruben Loftus-Cheek's new midfielder is doubtful of appearing injured.

Positively, both Pierre Kalulu and Rade Krunic have used the international period to restore injury.

Appearing as part of the hosts' front line, Christian Pulisic has scored four goals in his first eight Serie A games since joining Chelsea. So far, only four Milan players have scored five goals before their 10th league appearance since the mid-1990s. The four players, namely Andriy Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Alexandre Pato, and Carlos Bacca.

Meanwhile, Juventus welcomed the return of the first-choice strikers Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic after the break, but Brazil-back duo Danilo and Alex Sandro will not be able to take down.

Chiesa is directly involved in Serie A's away goal against Milan over the other side, with three goals in the same number of assists. In fact, in five league games against the Rossoneri at the San Siro, the Italian striker has played at least one goal.

In addition to Danilo's absence, Juve coach Max Allegri had to make at least one more change to the line-up starting against Torino, as young midfielder Nicolo Fagioli was involved in the Italian football betting scandal and began to undergo a seven-month ban. Fabio Miretti had to step in.


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