Palermo midfielder Oscar Hiljemark. (Photo : Reuters)
AC Milan (1-2-0, 3 points) and US Città di Palermo (2-0-1, 7 points) will meet in the fourth match day of the 2015-2016 Seria A season at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro, Milan on Saturday, September 19.
Siniša Mihajlović's squad had so far struggled in their first three games of the season losing two and winning one to earn three points and settle in the middle of the overall standings.
Their last match was a 0-1 Milan Derby loss against neighbors and current league leaders Inter Milan last Sunday also in San Siro.
Inter's Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarín scored the lone goal of the match at the 58th-minute to keep I Nerazzurri's record perfect and extend its winning streak to three games, as per Bleacher Report.
Controversial forward Mario Balotelli entered the game at the hour-mark to spell Carlos Bacca, but the 25-year-old striker on loan from Liverpool did not do anything to help I Rossoneri get back in the game.
Meanwhile, Palermo is having a great start to the season with two wins and a draw as of the moment.
After winning two straight games, Giuseppe Iachini's wards settled for a 2-2 draw against newly-promoted club Carpi FC 1909 at their home turf of Stadio Renzo Barbera also last Sunday, via SkySports.
Swede midfielder Oscar Hiljemark opened the game's scoring with a left-foot shot from close range at the opening minutes to bring Rosanero on top early.
However, an own goal by defender Roberto Vitiello at the 23rd-minute equalized the count at 1-1 and Palermo could not recover from there.
Forward Uroš Đurđević saved the point for Palermo with a header late in the game after Carpi forward Marco Borriello put their opponents on top at the hour mark.
Prediction: Palermo nips AC Milan, 1-0. Iachini will regroup his boys against the Red and Blacks enough to win a close one.
AC Milan starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Lopez; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Honda; Adriano, Bacca
Palermo starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Quaison, Lazaar; Vazquez, Gilardino
