The San Siro the stage for this highly-anticipated matchup as Milan go toe-to-toe with Udinese. Stefano Pioli’s troops are four points behind their local rivals in the race for the Scudetto and will be keen on keeping up with their opponents. Read on for our decoder tips and predictions.

Milan head into this game looking to make it three straight wins against their opponents. A late Ibrahimovic goal was enough to secure all three points for the Rossoneri in the reverse match back in November. Can they do the double over their opponents this Wednesday?

Milan looking to avoid any more slip-ups

Pioli’s side has since surrendered top spot to their local rivals and are now four points behind in the title race. As such, they would be intent upon making no more mistakes as this could permanently damage their hopes to win the league. They recorded a very vital win over the weekend, beating Roma 2-1 on Sunday. Although they couldn’t move closer to their local Ronald who also won their game, they’ve only indicated that they are willing to take this fight right down to the wire.

First win in three for Udinese

Udinese currently occupy 12th place on the league standings with 28 points from 24 league games played. They recorded their first win in three Serie A games over the weekend as they got the better of Fiorentina with just a solitary goal. Can they manage to put a dent on the Rossoneri’s title hopes this season ?

Milan vs Udinese Team News

Bennacer and Manzdukic are both ruled out via injury for the hosts. Udinese, on the other hand, wouldn’t be able to field Pussetto and Jajalo with both players unavailable via injury.

Milan possible starting XI:

Donnarumma; Hernandez, Tomori, Kjaer, Dalot; Kessie, Krunic; Diaz, Leao, Rebic; Zlatan

Udinese possible starting XI:

Musso; Bonifazi, Nuytinck, Becao; Zeegelaar, Walace, Arslan, Rodrigo De Paul, Jens Stryger Larsen; Pereyra, Llorente

Milan vs Udinese Prediction: 3-1

Milan are still in the title race and will be looking to secure maximum points thereby putting more pressure on Inter. Udinese, on their day, is very hard to deal with given their attacking options. As such, we expect them to trouble the Rossoneri. However, we believe the home side eventually secured the all-important victory.