Despite Milan’s sluggish start to the new season under their new coach, their matches have been entertaining. Paulo Fonseca will be looking to secure his first win with Milan at San Siro against a rather fitting opponent, Venezia.
Milan’s attacking form is unquestionable: with 5 goals in 270 minutes, they have created 5.54 xG, which is the 5th highest in the league. On the other hand, their defence has been highly unstable, having conceded six goals (the worst record along with Atalanta). Against Lazio (2:2), Paulo Fonseca managed to snatch a draw thanks to substitutions, but the media has once again started discussing a potential conflict between the team’s leaders (Rafael Leão, Theo Hernández) and the coaching staff, a situation that needs immediate resolution.
Venezia, newly promoted to Serie A, have yet to win this season and even suffered a defeat in the Coppa Italia to Serie B side Brescia Calcio (1:3). At home against Torino (0:1), they showed promise in creation, generating 0.94 xG, with the shot count 13-12. The team likes to shoot and attack, allowing the opponents to play, but they are currently lacking in finishing.
In the championship season of 2021/22, Milan defeated Venezia twice (2:0 and 3:0), and now both teams have a similar style with an emphasis on attack. Defensive problems persist even for the favourites, so the visitors might score through the weak right flank of Milan’s defence. However, Milan have such a strong attacking lineup that they themselves can surpass this total.
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Paulo Fonseca
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Mike Maignan
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gk. | 3 | -6 |
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Lapo Francesco Maria Nava
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Marco Sportiello
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Fikayo Tomori
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Theo Hernandez
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Davide Calabria
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Emerson De Souza
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Strahinja Pavlović
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df. | 2 | 1 |
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Filippo Terracciano
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Malick Laye Thiaw
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Alejandro Jimenez
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alessandro Florenzi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Matteo Gabbia
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ruben Loftus Cheek
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Tijani Reijnders
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Yunus Dimoara Musah
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Youssouf Fofana
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Ismaël Bennacer
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Kevin Zeroli
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Christian Pulisic
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Noah Okafor
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Rafael Leão
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Samuel Chukwueze
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Luka Jović
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Tammy Abraham
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Álvaro Morata
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Chaka Traorè
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Marco Nasti
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Eusebio Di Francesco
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Jesse Joronen
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gk. | 3 | -4 |
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Bruno Bertinato
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Filip Stankovic
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Filippo Neri
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Matteo Grandi
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Francesco Zampano
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Giorgio Altare
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Marin Sverko
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Michael Svoboda
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Antonio Candela
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Jay Idzes
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Richie Sagrado
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ridgeciano Haps
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Franco Carboni
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Joël Schingtienne
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Noah Baudouin
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Gaetano Oristanio
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Joseph Alfred Duncan
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Mikael Egill Ellertsson
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Hans Nicolussi Caviglia
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Idrissa Doumbia
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Magnus Andersen
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mf. | 2 | 1 |
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Domen Črnigoj
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Saad El Haddad
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Gianluca Busio
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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John Yeboah
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Luca Fiordilino
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Antonio Raimondo
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Christian Gytkjær
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Joel Pohjanpalo
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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