The AC Milan team will have to take advantage of the recent results of Bologna and Fiorentina who are 5th and 4th in the league standings, respectively. In fact, Bologna drew against Genoa 1-1 while Fiorentina lost versus Sassuolo with a 1-0 result. The Rossoneri are now third with 36 points while Fiorentina have 33 points and Bologna have 32.
With a victory against Empoli today in matchday 19 of Serie A, Milan can go forward in the table and widen the gap between Bologna and Fiorentina. They will need to be focused, and the presence of one charismatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a new figure of club management could be helpful.
"Ibra can transfer a lot, he's the king of how he's managed to face all the challenges he's had throughout his entire career, in terms of knowledge, on-field, off-field, he can transfer his experience." That's what coach Stefano Pioli said on the eve of the game, being able to count on the presence of the highly acclaimed Zlatan Ibrahimovic, now an advisor to RedBird Capital Partners and in contact with Milanello for almost a month.
The final outcome of Ibrahimovic's first away trip, the 2-2 draw reached at the end in Salerno, wouldn't be a satisfying result against Empoli, facing Andreazzoli's boys struggling at the bottom of the league table, just one point above the last position.
A bictory is indeed needed to then focus all energies on the Coppa Italia quarter-finals against Atalanta who are enjoying the displays of one Charles De Ketelaere, as explained by the Italy-based website Calciomercato.com.
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