Milan midfielder Juraj Kucka. (Photo : Getty Images)
Struggling squad Udinese Calcio (7-10-4, 25 points) is set to meet reeling contenders AC Milan (11-5-4, 37 points) at their home field of Dacia Arena on Sunday, Jan. 29 in a 2016-2017 Serie A season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Udinese is currently on a three-game losing streak and has been winless in four of their last six matches. The team is settled in the 12th place in the league table, 14 points below the final Europa League qualifying spot for next season presently occupied by Inter Milan.
In their most recent Serie A fixture last Sunday, Bianconeri Friuliani dropped a sorry 0-1 upset loss to lowly squad Empoli on the road at the Carlo Castellani Stadium for their third consecutive defeat, via SkySports.
The game looked headed for a goalless draw as time slowly ticked away, but Empoli forward Levan Mchedlidze was able to score the lone goal of the match in the 82nd minute with a header from the center of the box off an assist by Frederic Veseli.
It was the second straight shutout loss by head coach Luigi Delneri's side as the team seemed to be having issues about their offensive patterns at the moment.
Meanwhile, Milan is also on a downward spiral with four winless games in their last six matches. As a result, the team has surrendered their Europa League berth to cross-city rivals Inter and dropped to the seventh place in the overall standings.
I Rossoneri is coming off a 1-2 loss to title contenders Napoli last Saturday at their own home ground of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, SB Nation reported.
Napoli scored two quick goals in the sixth and ninth minutes, courtesy of Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon, to take a 2-0 lead.
Milan was able to trim the gap to one point in the 37th with a goal by Slovakian midfielder Juraj Kucka, but both sides went scoreless after that.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 bounce back win by AC Milan.
Udinese starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Karnezis; Samir, Felipe, Danilo, Faraoni; Jankto, Hallfredsson, Fofana; Thereau, De Paul, Zapata
AC Milan starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Donnarumma; Calabria, Paletta, Gomez, Abate; Pasalic, Kucka, Sosa; Bonaventura, Suso, Bacca
