8 STATISTICS AHEAD OF AC MILAN V UDINESE
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Matchday 20 in Serie A is imminent for the Rossoneri, who will be looking for their first league win at San Siro in 2020. After emerging victorious in their Coppa Italia clash against SPAL, AC Milan are set to face an Udinese side which surprised the Diavolo at the start of the Serie A season. Aside from their heavy defeat against Juventus in Turin, the Friulani have been in good form recently, but Coach Pioli's men will be looking for a victory as they continue to pursue the teams above them. Ahead of today's 12:30 CET kick-off, here are eight facts and figures relating to the match.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
1- This will be the 90th match between AC Milan and Udinese in Serie A. The Rossoneri's record against the Friulani reads as follows: 39 wins, 33 draws, 17 defeats.
GENERAL STATISTICS
2- AC Milan and Udinese are two of the three sides that have kept the most clean sheets this Serie A season: seven each, level with Inter.
PLAYER FOCUS
3- Should AC Milan win, Zlatan Ibrahimovic will become the fastest player to reach 150 Serie A victories in the era of three points for a win (222 games), a record currently held by Esteban Cambiasso (230 games). If he scores, the Swedish striker will overtake David Trezeguet to become the 10th highest foreign scorer in Serie A history, with both players currently on 123 goals.
4- In the only match he's played against Udinese in the Rossoneri shirt up to now, Ibra scored and provided an assist as the two sides played out a thrilling 4-4 draw in January 2011.
5- Bonaventura has scored twice and provided an assist in his last five Serie A matches against Udinese, although the goals came at the Dacia Arena.
6- The last goal Romagnoli bagged in Serie A came against Udinese in the 97th minute as AC Milan ran out 1-0 winners in November 2018.
7- Krunić also scored his last Serie A goal against Udinese, with this coming in April 2019.
COACH FOCUS
8- Stefano Pioli has faced Udinese 16 times as a coach in Serie A. His record against the Friulani reads as follows: six wins, five draws and five defeats.
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