San Siro will be the stage for a high-stakes game on Wednesday as AC Milan and Salzburg battle it out for a round of 16 place in the Champions League.
Bookmaker William Hill has the odds at 2.40 for both teams to score with the match not ending with a draw.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 1st, 9:00 A.M. (EST)
Milan hold a slight advantage in the match-up as they are playing at home and have a one-point lead over the Austrian champions. They can go through even with a draw while Salzburg definitely needs a victory to join Chelsea among the last 16.
The two played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture and Salzburg have actually been the draw specialists throughout the campaign with the team splitting the points in three of their five matches. Can manager Matthias Jaissle finally squeeze out a winner from his young side on Wednesday?
Experience will definitely play a big part in the clash, but having a fearless approach to things should be a major plus as well and Salzburg’s youngsters certainly don’t have anything to lose.
Milan will face a side whose three best scorers are 22 or younger. The trio is led by Junior Adamu, who has scored six of his 10 goals across his last seven outings. The 21-year-old Austrian bagged his first Champions League goal of the campaign against Chelsea last week and that should give him confidence that he can also do the business against the Rossoneri.
Salzburg might be catching Milan at a good time as well with Stefano Pioli’s side having looked shaky lately. Milan saw their 11-month unbeaten road run end in Serie A over the weekend against Torino and they will also be hurting from losing both matches versus Chelsea in Europe.
No. 1 goalkeeper Mike Maignan has been out with a calf injury for a while and it appears that it’s finally catching up with Milan. The team has managed to register just one clean sheet in the last five games with Ciprian Tatarusanu between the pipes.
Milan’s defensive problems mean that they can’t afford to simply sit back on Wednesday and Pioli has to carefully balance his team so they can still be a threat offensively whilst not giving up a lot of space on the defensive end. Adamu and Noah Okafor are both quick forwards who can punish you in an instant if you aren’t fully on guard.
