Messina Vs Milan (Pre Game & Game Comments)

This is the first time i open a thread before a game, so hopefully milan can win this because we are already 8 points behind juve and we cant afford another slip up.So hopefully i can bring luck too milan and come back to milan with a comprehensive victory.

Serie A Preview: Messina-Milan This preview is from www.goal.com
This Wednesday, Milan travel to Messina, as both squads try to get back on track after a turbulent weekend.

BACKGROUND
Messina must be very disappointed by their 3-2 loss at the hands of Roma at the Stadio Olimpico this past Sunday. The Giallorossi took a 2-0 lead into halftime on goals by Riccardo Zampagna and Alessandro Parisi, in the 11th and 31st minutes. The mood in the locker room must have been one of extreme confidence, but Azzurri idol Francesco Totti quickly brought them back to reality with a goal in the 55th. The Peter Pan-esque striker, Antonio Cassano, leveled the match just five minutes later. Brazilian midfielder Alessandro Mancini made the comeback complete with the match-winner in the 81st minute. Messina was sent home with a crushing defeat, but they now return to the Stadio Giovanni Celeste, which has been a fortress for them this season. Messina has only lost at home once all season, a 4-1 victory by Lecce, and that was way back in October. They do settle for draws either, having won six of their ten home fixtures.

Milan is in an absolute freefall at the moment. After scoring eight goals in their opening three matches of the year, the Rossoneri have gone down to two consecutive 1-0 losses. The former was an away loss at Livorno, with Corrado Colombo scoring the lone tally in the 28th minute. The latter, without a doubt one of the most shocking results in all of Italy this season, was to Bologna at the San Siro in Milan. Tomas Locatelli scored in the 26th minute, and Milan could not muster up enough in front of goal to achieve any type of favorable result. The Rossoneri now go on the road, where they have had trouble scoring goals all season.


TEAM NEWS For Messina, Portuguese midfielder Jose Mamede missed the match against Roma, and will most likely not be available to this fixture either. Riccardo Zampagna was not expected to play in the weekend match, but he ended up going to full ninety.

Milan will be missing several key figures. Clarence Seedorf is not available, and Filippo Inzaghi is out for another month with a fractured thumb. Talismanic striker Andriy Shevchenko sustained an injury on Sunday against Bologna, and he will miss two weeks.


PLAYERS TO WATCH
Marco Storari (Messina) - With Milan still dangerous despite the loss of Shevchenko, the Giallorossi goalkeeper will need to be on his best form to stop a hungry Rossoneri attack.

Kaka (Milan) - Since Milan will not be able to rely on the goals of Sheva, Kaka must provide the majority of scoring chances for a Rossoneri victory.


POSSIBLE STARTING XIs
Messina (4-5-1): Storari; Zoro, Aronica, Rezaei, Parisi; Zanchi, Iliev, Coppola, Donati, Giampa; Zampagna

Milan (4-3-1-2): Dida; Cafu, Nesta, Maldini, Pancaro; Gattuso, Pirlo, Serginho; Kaka; Crespo, Tomasson


PREDICTION Milan are desperate for a win, but Messina will not be easily pushed aside on their home pitch. The Rossoneri must get three points from this fixture to somehow put the pressure back on Juventus at the top of the table, and they will do so.

Messina 1-2 Milan

So as i said before hopefully i will bring luck and milan defeat messina.