AC Milan boss, Stefano Pioli, is looking for confirmation today as he searches for a double victory against the Venezia side.
The Rossoneri are second in the standings with 45 points, one point away from first-placed Inter, whose matchday 20 (against Bologna) was suspended and should be played another time.
The red and black faithful today will not be thinking about external factors and other matches, though. What Pioli's men have to do is win the games they have in front of them. After closing the year with a good victory against Empoli and starting the new one with grabbing 3 points at home against José Mourinho's side, it is time to confirm this ongoing form and build more momentum on it.
As usual, there are many absences for the team of Il Diavolo such as Simon Kjaer, Davide Calabria, Samu Castillejo, Alessio Romagnoli, Fikayo Tomori, and Ciprian Tatarusanu.
But, Pioli must motivate his team to work hard and produce another great performance like the one seen against Roma. This game will be hard because it is away from home, on a difficult pitch.
For the hosts, this will be the probable lineup used by coach Zanetti:
4-3-3: Romero; Mazzocchi, Svoboda, Ceccaroni, Haps; Crnigoj, Ampadu, Busio; Aramu, Henry, Okereke
AC Milan, on the other hand, will still be able to field a strong side as the gaffer will rely on the quality of Junior Messias, Junior Tonali, and Theo Hernandez who can be key to a victory.
Here's the probable formation of AC Milan:
