WOMEN, POMIGLIANO v AC MILAN: MATCH PREVIEW

The Rossonere’s fifth Relegation Round match in the 2023/24 Women’s Serie A will see them face Pomigliano Women at 12:30 CEST on Wednesday 1 May at the Stadio Amerigo Liguori in Torre del Greco (NA). Having sat last weekend out, Coach Corti’s side are eager to return to action and continue their fine form. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming clash.

LATEST FROM THE PUMA HOUSE OF FOOTBALL
The Rossonere failed to win their last two away matches against Pomigliano, drawing one and losing the other. In Torre del Greco, AC Milan will be looking to put that right but will have to do so without captain Valentina Bergamaschi, who is suspended. Meanwhile, Mascarello and Piga are one booking away from missing the team’s next game. Both Evelyn Ijeh, who bagged a brace in Bogliasco on 21 April, and Chanté Dompig have been highly impressive recently, helping the team raise its level. The Rossonere have won four out of four in the Relegation Round and six consecutive matches when the end of the regular season is also considered. Let’s keep it up.

The Rossonere squad: Babb, Copetti, Giuliani; Fusetti, Guagni, Mesjasz, Piga, Swaby; Cernoia, Cesarini, Dubcová, Mascarello, Rubio, Soffia, Vigilucci; Arrigoni, Dompig, Ijeh, Laurent, Marinelli, Stašková, Stokić. 

LATEST FROM POMIGLIANO
Pomigliano, who have eight points to their name and trail Napoli by four, are the favourites to go down, especially given their current poor run of results. After seven consecutive defeats, they did manage to draw against both Napoli and Samp in their most recent two outings, but they’re still without a win since 19 November. The match against the Rossonere perhaps represents a final opportunity to give themselves a fighting chance.

PRE-MATCH STATS

• AC Milan are unbeaten in six of the seven matches they’ve played against Pomigliano in Serie A (W5, D1, L1), keeping a clean sheet in four (including in the last two meetings between the sides). In general, only against Verona (six) and Sassuolo (five) have the Rossonere recorded more shutouts in the competition (four against Empoli, too).
• AC Milan have won their last six Serie A matches, scoring 19 and conceding six. The Rossonere last went on a longer winning run in the Italian top flight in the period between October 2020 and February 2021 (ten back then).
• Since the start of the second half of the season after the league split (from 16 March), AC Milan have scored the most goals across the Italian top flight (14). In the same period, only Roma (two goals conceded) have done better than the Rossonere (four) defensively.

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV
In Italy, Pomigliano v AC Milan will be broadcast live on DAZN at 12:30 CEST. Don't miss coverage on acmilan.com, the Rossonere's Instagram account and on the AC Milan Official App, where the full game will be available the following day.

LATEST FROM WOMEN’S SERIE A
Pomigliano v AC Milan will be refereed by Adolfo Baratta. His assistants will be Rodolfo Spataro and Stefano Vito Martinelli, while Cataldo Zito will perform the role of fourth official.

On matchday 7 of the Relegation Round, Pomigliano v AC Milan (12:30 CEST) will be followed by Como Women v Sampdoria at 15:00 CEST.

The table: AC Milan* 33; Como Women 26; Sampdoria 25; Napoli 12; Pomigliano 8. (* = one game in hand)

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