This Sunday in the Italian top tier will begin with Lazio, who welcome Lecce, while in the evening, Serie A will be closed by the other Roman team visiting AC Milan.The derby of the 20th round of the Italian championship will take place at San Siro. After the defeat in the Rome derby, they want to make amends to the fans. The Wolfess is among the contenders for the place that leads to the Champions League, but the team from the Eternal City is struggling so far and is already four points behind the fourth place.AC Milan stand much better in the table of Serie A. Stefano Pioli’s guys are in third place, but they have not completely freed themselves from unconvincing results. The last one arrived in the Cup against Atalanta. The Rossoneri had the advantage but lost the match 1-2.No trouble in the neighbourhood – Inter stomp Monza away with braces from Lautaro and HakanMilan were defeated for the second time in the season by the Goddess from Bergamo.”We have to make amends to the fans right away, we owe it to ourselves and our fans. We are Milan and criticism is an integral part of the game. First of all, one thing needs to be improved – conceding less goals, especially when we are outnumbered, because that means that there is a lack of organization and communication . It’s not a defensive problem, but the defensive phase of the whole team. More attention is needed,” said coach Stefano Pioli.With Milan relegated from the Champions League to the Europa League, and also sitting a significant 12 points behind leaders Inter in the Serie A table, the mood in Milanello is not good. In any case, Theo Hernandez and Co started the new year in the right way in the league competition, with the Rossoneri easily beating Cagliari and Empoli. They are in third place, six points ahead of fourth-placed Fiorentina.The Wolfess also has a lot to improve, as they are ninth in the table with 29 points, and they were also eliminated from the Italian Cup when they were defeated by the hated Lazio. The failure in the city derby pained the faithful supporters, just as it hurts them to look at the current Serie A table.📰 The probable starting XIs for #MilanRoma, according to @Gazzetta_it🤔 Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/mqUGqMqgc5— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) January 14, 2024 Roma did not enter the new year properly and only drew with Atalanta 1-1. They can make up for a lot in Milan, but they have not been able to triumph there for more than six years.”Ahead of us is a team that is playing for the Serie A title and that won the league two years ago. A team that is playing to be the best,” said Jose Mourinho.Milan currently have big problems with the roster, because the AFCON took away Bennacer and Chukwueze. Kalulu, Caldara, Thiaw, Pobega, Tomori, Sportiello, Pellegrino and Florenzi still remain out of rotation. Roma also have a large number of players out of the competition. Abraham, Kumbulla, Smalling and Dybala are injured. Azmoun, Ndicka and Aouar will also be unavailable.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 20Saturday Genoa – Torino 0-0Napoli – Salernitana 2-1 (1-1)/Politano 45+4 pen, Rrahmani 90+6 – Candreva 29/Verona – Empoli 2-1 (1-0)/Djuric 3, Ngonge 56 – Zurkowski 64/Monza – Inter 1-5 (0-2)/Pessina 68 pen – Calhanoglu 12 pen, 60, Lautaro 14, 84 pen, Thuram 88/Sunday14.30: (1.67) Lazio (3.50) Lecce (5.80)17.00: (3.05) Cagliari (3.10) Bologna (2.50)20.00: (1.70) Fiorentina (3.80) Udinese (5.80)22.45: (2.15) Milan (3.30) Roma (3.50)Monday 22.45: (1.40) Atalanta (4.70) Frosinone (8.00)Tuesday22.45: (1.45) Juventus (4.70) Sassuolo (8.00)***odds are subject to change***
