SERIE A WOMEN, AC MILAN v TERNANA: MATCH PREVIEW

The final fixture of the first half of the season sees AC Milan Women host Ternana Women on matchday 11 of the 2025/26 Serie A Women. Bakker's side, who are playing their third match in the last eight days, with the Coppa Italia return leg coming up, are hoping to secure their first win of 2026 against an opponent not to be underestimated. Let's take a closer look at the key aspects of the game ahead of Sunday's clash in Fiorenzuola d'Arda. It's time for the Match Preview.

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The new year has brought two draws for the Rossonere, resulting from two steadily improving performances: after a fairly underwhelming 90 minutes in Parma, the second half in the Coppa Italia against Fiorentina showed signs of promise, not just because of Arrigoni's goal, which pushed back any verdict until the return leg, scheduled for Thursday 29 in Tuscany. We look to build on those 45 minutes for a match that could move us up in the standings in a tightly contested Champions League race. Since the match against the Viola, there are no changes on the injury front, in a squad that has recently seen Cesarini and Ijeh depart. There are no suspended players or players at risk of suspension.

"We know what Ternana brings: physical play and a lot of energy", Coach Suzanne Bakker had to say on the eve of the match. "The answer lies with us; energy, intensity, and above all, together as one team".

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Sunday afternoon in Fiorenzuola d'Arda will see the end of a historic first half of the season for the Umbrian side; this showdown is one that we've seen before earlier in September in the Women's Cup. It has been a season of more challenges than highlights for Ternana, leading to a change at the helm at the end of 2025, with Mauro Ardizzone replacing Antonio Cincotta. This change of coach got off to a winning start last weekend with an important victory against Lazio, a result that allowed Ternana to catch up with Genoa in penultimate place and stay in the relegation battle. The Umbrian side are coming off a midweek Coppa Italia game that ended 0-2 in a home defeat against Inter in the quarterfinal first leg, featuring extensive squad rotation, with a completely different lineup than the one that beat Lazio. All eyes will be on the young Giada Pellegrino Cimò from Roma, whose goals secured six of the seven points Ternana collected in the first ten matchdays.

"It's an important match for us. We're facing a strong team that relies on its technical skills," said Mauro Ardizzone. "It's been an intense week but we're pleased because the match against Inter gave us some important answers. We'll approach this game as we will all face from now until the end".

PRE-GAME FACTS

• Ternana is the 22nd team AC Milan will face in Serie A. In the 21 previous first encounters with a single opponent in the top flight, the Rossonere have accumulated 16 wins, four draws, and just one defeat. Additionally, the Rossonere and the Rossoverdi have already met in two previous encounters: in the Coppa Italia in November 2022 and in the Serie A Women's Cup last September, with the side from Lombardy winning both games. 
• Ternana and AC Milan, as well as Roma, are two of the three teams in this Serie A to star at least one player born on or after 1/1/2005 with more than two goals to their name: among the Rossoverdi, 2006-born Giada Pellegrino Cimò has scored three goals, while among the Rossonere, 2005-born Monica Renzotti has also scored three. Roma's 2006-born Giulia Dragoni has scored four goals. 
• Kayleigh van Dooren's first goal for the Rossonere came against Ternana, back in September in the Serie A Women's Cup. The '99-born midfielder has scored three goals so far this season, all at home

WHERE TO WATCH THE GAME
In Italy, AC Milan v Ternana will be broadcast live on DAZN. Don't miss our coverage on the Rossonere's official Instagram, on acmilan.com, and on the AC Milan Official App, where, from the day after, the whole match will be available on demand.

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The match in Fiorenzuola d'Arda will be officiated by Fabrizio Ramondino from the Palermo section. He will be leading a Sicilian trio with assistant referees Chillemi (Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto) and Scribani (Agrigento). The fourth official will be Vincenzi from Bologna, while Chimento from Saronno will be in charge of FVS. 

Matchday 11 of Serie A Women will kick off on Saturday, 24 January, with Lazio v Fiorentina at 15:00. Sunday, 25th will feature four games: AC Milan v Ternana Women, Genoa v Roma at 12:30 CET, Sassuolo v Napoli Women, and Como Women v Inter at 15:00 CET. The matchday will close out with Juventus v Parma on Monday, 26th at 18:00 CET. 

Here are the current standings: Roma 25; Inter and Fiorentina 18; Juventus 17; Como Women 16; Lazio 15; AC Milan and Napoli Women 14; Sassuolo 9; Parma 8; Genoa and Ternana Women 7.

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