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JUV vs MIL Dream11 Match Preview: Juventus and Milan will get back to business as a spot in the finals of the Coppa Italia hangs in the balance. The first leg was a nail biter as Ante Rebic’s goal in the 60th minutes was cancelled out by Juventus’ talisman Cristiano Ronaldo at injury time through a penalty which got Maurizio Sarris’s men the vital away goal. Though both teams might be quite distant from one another in the league standings, the knockout stages in a cup competition often throw form out of the window as it is all about rising up to the occasion on that one night. The classic fixture between to of Italy’s giant clubs promises to be yet another enticing affair.
Match Details
Date- Thursday, March 5
Kick-Off- 1:15 AM (IST)
Venue- Allianz Stadium
Juventus
Merih Demiral is on the sidelines since January ever since tearing his ACL and is out for the rest of the season. Central midfielder Adrion Rabiot is also a doubt after sustaining a knock to his heel in the 1-0 loss to Lyon in the Champions League. Gonzalo Higuain did feature in on Wednesday night but is also doubtful to start here to a muscle injury. As for Douglas Costa, a hamstring issue keeps him away from the action.
AC Milan
Frontline goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma sustained an injury to his foot against Florentina but should be fit enough to start in the second leg semi-final. Leo Duarte and Lucas Biglia remain long term absentees for Milan. First team players such as Theo Hernandez, Samu Castillejo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all out of contention due to being suspended which serves as a big blow for the away side.
JUV (Expected Playing 11)- Buffon; Sandro, Bonucci, De Ligt, Danilo; Matuidi, Pjanic, Ramsey; Ronaldo, Cuadrado, Dybala
MIL (Expected Playing 11)- Donnarumma; Laxalt, Musacchio, Kjaer, Calabria; Rebic, Bennacer, Kessie, Paqueta; Calhanoglu; Leao
Cristiano Ronaldo will be the out and out danger man from Juventus’ end. The 35-year-old has 21 goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 83.8% from 1855 minutes in the Serie A this season.
Ante Rebic has been in good touch lately for Milan. The Croatia international has six goals and a pass accuracy of 66.7% from 609 minutes in Serie A this season.
Paulo Dybala can also pack a punch on the attack for Juventus. Dybala has six goals, four assists and has a pass accuracy of 87.5% from 23 appearances this season in the league.
Hakan Calhanoglu is one of the mainstays in midfield for AC Milan. The setpiece specialist has three goals, an assist and a pass accuracy of 82.8%
Juventus has won seven straight games to AC Milan at home and will once again be the favourites heading into the second-leg.
Goalkeeper- Gianluigi-Donnarumma
Defenders- A Sandro, L Bonucci, D Calabria
Midfielders- B Matuidi, A Ramsey, D Laxalt, H Calhanoglu
Forwards- P Dybala, C Ronaldo (C), A Rebic (VC)
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