Today's edition of the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera headlines this morning:
"Milan, overtaking operation with an eye on Europe. Money also in the crosshairs."
This afternoon at 3:00 PM CET, the Rossoneri host Empoli at San Siro with the aim of winning and overtaking Juventus in second place in the standings, as Juventus will be playing against Atalanta at 6:00 PM CET.
Head coach Stefano Pioli, who will have to do without the suspended Alessandro Florenzi and Rafael Leao, will make some changes in view of the Europa League round of 16 return leg against Slavia Prague on Thursday (for example, Jovic will replace Giroud up front).
With the Scudetto now practically out of reach, finishing second would be important for Milan not only in terms of sport but also economically: the second-place finish in Serie A grants access to the Italian Supercup funded by Saudi Arabia, with its lucrative prize pool of 24 million euros.
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