Tonight’s duel between Udinese and AC Milan at Stadio Friuli (21.45) will open the 32nd round of the Italian Serie A. With seven rounds to go, the Rossoneri sit as many points behind the European zone and have an immense imperative to win tonight. Still, even that didn’t convince their manager, Sergio Conceicao, to risk more and start with two strikers.AC Milan is going to be an Italian club! Wait, what?!According to information from the Boot, the Portuguese refuse to bench either Rafael Leao or Christian Pulisic, leaving only one spot in the attack. Tonight, it will be “filled” by Tammy Abraham, who’ll try to score in the third consecutive game, which he has never done since joining Milan. The Rossoneri’s saviour (the scorer of a leveller) from six days ago against Fiorentina, Luka Jovic, will once again start on the bench.🔴 Le XI probable en 343 pour #UdineseMilan ! pic.twitter.com/9IPLnE56O9— AC Milan – FR (@AC_MilanFR) April 11, 2025 Abraham’s motivation is at the highest level, as he doesn’t want to return to Roma – which loaned him to Milan – while the San Siro crew has a buyout option. As long as the Englishman regularly scores, his chances of staying in the red and black jersey improve.’The Ugly Duckling’ of European footballStill, the clash against the Zebras will be as tricky as it gets since Udinese has been Milan’s third most challenging rival when it comes to away games (right after Inter and Juventus). At the same time, Kosta Runjaic’s team has nothing to lose as they’ve secured survival in Serie A, while the European spots are way too far away.Hence, the Rossoneri will have to thrive under pressure – although that hasn’t been their style – or otherwise Udinese won’t take prisoners or miss a chance to knock them down.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 32Friday21:45: (3.90) Udinese (3.50) Milan (1.97)Saturday16:00: (1.80) Venezia (3.50) Monza (4.70)19:00: (1.33) Inter (5.00) Cagliari (10.0)21:45: (1.35) Juventus (4.80) Lecce (10.0)Sunday13:30: (2.00) Atalanta (3.45) Bologna (3.80)16:00: (1.72) Fiorentina (3.60) Parma (5.20)16:00: (2.90) Verona (2.95) Genoa (2.70)19:00: (2.00) Como (3.40) Torino (3.90)21:45: (2.85) Lazio (3.00) Roma (2.75)Monday21:45: (1.33) Napoli (4.90) Empoli (10.5)***odds are subject to change***
