Milan Futuro will conclude the month of March with a home match against Campobasso, who were promoted last season and now very much in the play-off picture. At the Felice Chinetti in Solbiate Arno, Coach Oddo’s side are on the hunt for some vital points in order to improve their precarious position in the table. Here is our Match Preview ahead of the upcoming league clash on matchday 34.
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There’s no doubt about it: it’s a tough situation. In March, we’ve played out two home draws and suffered three narrow defeats, with one constant: when we’ve opened the scoring (Legnago, Pineto, Pontedera), our opponents have always struck back. The team have made progress physically and in terms of style of play, but we’re now into the final stretch of the season and there aren’t many opportunities left to pick up results and points. We need to quickly find some consistency, starting from this match against a side we did well against in the reverse fixture. Sia is out through suspension, as is Coach Oddo (Coach Donatelli will take his place in the dugout). Bartesaghi, Minotti and Quirini are one booking away from suspension.
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Compared to when the teams last met in December, Campobasso have recovered somewhat from a very poor run of form – 13 games without a win between November and February – but without any half-measures. Indeed, their last eight matches have seen them win four and lose four under Coach Fabio Prosperi, who replaced Braglia in January. The Lupi haven’t won away from home since 22 February (2-1 against SPAL in Ferrara), but their 2-1 victory over Carpi last time out has reignited their play-off ambitions. In particular, the Rossoneri will have to watch out for Campobasso’s top two goalscorers, namely captain Di Nardo (ten goals this campaign, but just one in his last nine appearances) and former Sampdoria man Di Stefano, who, however, is yet to find the net in 2025. They have no suspensions, but the injured Morelli is unavailable.
“There are elements of high technical and tactical quality, it’s not just a team focused on the future. It will be a very important and difficult match, in which we will try to get a positive result”, Coach Prosperi stated on the eve of the match.
WHERE TO WATCH MILAN FUTURO ON TV
In Italy, the game will be live on TV on Sky Sport e NOW. Don’t miss our coverage on Instagram, the AC Milan Official App – where, in the next few days, the entire match will be available on demand – and acmilan.com.
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Giuseppe Rispoli will be the referee for the match at the Chinetti. It’ll be the second time Rispoli has refereed a Milan Futuro game this season (after Pontedera v Milan Futuro in November). More recently, he took charge of AC Milan v Lecce in the Coppa Italia Primavera. He will be assisted by Sbardella and Galieni, while Moro will perform the role of fourth official.
Matchday 34 in Group B will take place over four days, from Friday to Monday. Perugia v Pineto and Pianese v Pontedera are scheduled for 20:30 CET on Friday. In addition to Milan Futuro v Campobasso (15:00 CET), Saturday will also see Pescara v Arezzo (15:00 CET) and Carpi v Gubbio (17:30 CEST) take place. The following fixtures will be played on Sunday: Ascoli v Vis Pesaro (15:00 CEST), Lucchese v Ternana (15:00 CEST), Rimini v Sestri Levante (15:00 CEST) and SPAL v Legnago (17:30 CEST). On Monday, Virtus Entella v Torres (20:30 CEST) will bring the latest round of fixtures to an end.
The table: Virtus Entella 74; Ternana (-2) 70; Torres 60; Pescara 58; Vis Pesaro 55; Pineto and Arezzo 52; Pianese 47; Rimini (-2) 43; Gubbio 41; Carpi and Perugia 40; Campobasso 39; Pontedera 38; Ascoli 37; Lucchese (-6) 30; SPAL (-3) 28; Sestri Levante 26; Legnago and Milan Futuro 24.
