(Football news) Last week’s win over Roma tightened Milan’s grip on third place, while their hosts have picked up just one point in 2024 and lie dangerously close to the drop zone. Bouncing back from a midweek Coppa Italia exit at the hands of Atalanta BC, Milan made it three straight Serie A wins by beating Roma last time out, with the Rossoneri’s 3-1 victory prompting the departure of their visitors’ controversial coach Jose Mourinho.
Questions remain about the future of the man currently in charge at San Siro, Stefano Pioli, despite his side seeing off the capital club with goals from French trio Yacine Adli, Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez – the latter of whom sealed success with a typically explosive finish in the 84th minute.
Milan have already been eliminated from the Champions League, and a two-decade drought in the Coppa goes on, plus Pioli’s men sit some nine points adrift of league leaders Inter Milan in their pursuit of the Scudetto.
Over the last eight Serie A matchdays, though, they have averaged over two points per game, to sit comfortably clear of several pursuers in Italy’s top-four race.
One of only two home defeats in the league this season came against Udinese in November, since when Milan have beaten Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United in Europe and gradually improved their domestic form.
The second-city giants will aim to stretch their Serie A unbeaten streak to six games upon arrival in Udine, where they have not won a league fixture for over three years.
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