At 21:00 pm Beijing time on April 6, 2024, the 31st round of Serie A will usher in a key battle, and the Rossoneri AC Mimilan will face Lecce at home. Who's going to die in this game? I'm going to do a little bit of a quick analysis of this game.
AC Milan, playing at home, have managed to overtake Juventus in the standings to move up to second place in the league. However, they are far behind Inter Milan by a large margin, and the league title race is basically in vain. However, Milan have been in good form of late under coach Stefano Pioli, and they have won six in a row in both league and European competitions. Milan's form is undoubted, but Milan have a Europa League knockout match with Roma next week, and coach Stefano Pioli is likely to make some rotation of Milan's squad, and if he can lead Milan to win the Europa League, Pioli is more likely to stay, so he attaches more importance to the Europa League.
Lecce, who are playing away, currently have 6 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, with 29 points, ranking in the middle and lower reaches of the league. At present, they are only four points clear of the teams in the relegation zone, and there is still some pressure to relegate. However, the last two rounds have shown some momentum to bounce back, with a win over vice-squad leader Salernitana and a draw against Roma in the previous round. Unbeaten in the last two rounds and failing to concede a goal in either game, the quality of the defence has improved significantly. Facing Milan who are distracted in Europe, they are also eager to pull off points away from home and have ensured the completion of the relegation task.
To sum up, in terms of the overall strength of the two teams, Milan are definitely superior, but they may make some rotation to the squad to ensure that they are in the best shape for the Europa League. In the last 6 meetings, Milan has achieved an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 3 draws, occupying an overwhelming advantage. In the face of such an advantage, I am still optimistic that Milan, which is playing at home, can remain unbeaten.