In the Europa League the Rossoneri are always out in the round of 2. The 6,55 in the first leg pays XNUMX
European night in sight for Pioli's Milan who will host Slavia Prague the day after tomorrow at San Siro, first leg of the Europa League round of 21 with kick-off at 14pm. A week later, on 18 March at 45pm, the return match at the Eden Arena in the Czech capital. An opponent for the Rossoneri to take with a pinch of salt and who emerged with their head held high from qualifying group C, dominated with five victories and only one defeat, where they also preceded Mourinho's Roma, defeated 2-0 in the decisive match for the group leadership last November.
Milan is fresh from the highly contested victory against Lazio, whose controversies are unlikely to be dismissed by the Biancocelesti in a short time. A success, thanks to Okafor's goal at the end of the match, which strengthens their third place in the standings, with a deficit now reduced to just one point behind Juventus and guarantees them, for the moment, Champions League qualification for the next competitive season. Slavia, on the other hand, has just returned from a significant draw in the city derby against league leaders Sparta and is still second in the standings with a gap of just four points from the top and, therefore, still in the running to win the championship.
The comparison is unprecedented. However, there have been precedents for Slavia with other Italian teams, seven, twice with Roma, then Bologna, Udinese, Palermo, Fiorentina, Genoa and Inter, against whom they have collected just one point and seven defeats away from home. For Milan it will be the third participation in the Europa League round of 2017 with the two previous ones being anything but positive: two defeats against Arsenal in the 2018/XNUMX season and a draw and a defeat against Manchester United three years later.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli should bring Mike Maignan back between the posts behind a four-man defense with Thiaw and Gabbia as the two centre-backs and Calabria and Theo Hernandez as the two full-backs. In midfield, space for Bennacer and Reijnders, returned as starter. Giroud (in the photo) will always be the team's point of reference in attack and will also be able to count on the support of Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Leao.
Three-man defense for Slavia Prague who will propose Trpišovský with Holes in the center flanked by Ogbu and Zima, ex Torino, to protect the goal defended by Mandous. In attack Jurecka will be the advanced reference of the team supported on the three-quarters by Wallem and Schranz, the Norwegian talent Zafeiris will act in the midfield with Dorley while on the external lanes there is space on the right for Masopust and Provod on the left.
BetFlag's betting analysts paint the blackboard with red and black colors and bet Milan are the favourites with the 1 low at 1,47, distant from the X at 4,45 and with the 2 at 6,55. Once again Giroud is the first in the special ranking of the possible first or last scorer of the first leg of this round of 5,25 of the Europa League at 5,75, then Jovic at 6,50, Leao at 7,00, Okafor at 7,25, Loftus-Cheek and Pulisic at 9,00, Chukwueze and Zeroli at 11,00, Jurecka at XNUMX and then all the others.
