AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli. (Photo : Getty Images)
Cellar-dwelling team Hellas Verona (3-18-13, 22 points) looks headed to the Serie B next season with only four games left in their 2015-2016 Serie A campaign. The team is set to meet contending squad AC Milan (14-9-11, 53 points), who is trying to get back its groove late in the season, at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on April 25th, Monday.
Hellas Verona is at the bottom of the league table as of the moment, eight points below closest team Frosinone Calcio in the relegation zone.
Gialloblu is also presently in a three-game losing slide and had been winless in five of their last six outings. It seems like there is no way the team is going to reach the safety zone in time as there are only four matchdays left in the Italian top flight season.
A 10-man Verona squad was nipped by middling team Empoli FC, 0-1, at the Stadio Carlo Castellani last Wednesday, as reported by ESPN.
Empoli captain Massimo Maccarone netted the lone goal of the contest at the 50th minute while Mastini defensive midfielder Federico Viviani was sent off for a second yellow booking ten minutes before the full time whistle as head coach Luigi Delneri's boys failed on their comeback attempt.
Meanwhile, Milan remained at the sixth spot of the league table as they settled for a goalless draw with lowly club Carpi FC at their home field of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro last Thursday, as per Goal.
Most of the more than 28,000 fans in attendance were reportedly disappointed with the performance of new head coach Cristian Brocchi's squad against a weak team like Carpi at their own home ground, unable to find any goals in the whole match after the manager had a dream debut in the previous matchday, a 1-0 win over Sampdoria.
With the draw, Milan had only one win in their last six assignments as their Europa League aspirations are now seriously in danger with four games left in their current campaign. Seventh-running team Sassuolo is only a point behind I Rossoneri in the overall standings.
The predicted result is a 2-0 win for AC Milan.
Verona starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Grassi; Pisano, Bianchetti, Samir, Souprayen; Jankovic, Greco; Wszolek, Ionita, Siligardi; Pazzini
AC Milan starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Donnarumma; Abate, Alex, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Poli, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Boateng; Bacca, Balotelli
