Europe is calling, will Milan answer present? We'll know tonight, when the Rossoneri face Anderlecht in the most delicate match of the season. No mistakes will be allowed at the "vanden Stock" in Brussels: the Belgians are only one point away (5 to 4) and in case of victory, overtaking would take place. Also avoid the draw, because Zenit (last at odds of 3) will face an already qualified Malaga in St. Petersburg, and could thus get under dangerously (but the match will be played at 18, so Milan will take the field already knowing the result). In short, making calculations is useless: the Rossoneri must win, otherwise qualifying for the round of 9 would become at least prohibitive. “It will be a very difficult match, like those of the last period – admitted Allegri in the press conference. – The Champions League is a very complicated competition, we will do our best to do well. I'm not satisfied with the group standings but if we have these points, it means we deserve them. I would have preferred to have XNUMX, but now we have two games and we have to do well to go through. We will already know the result of Zenit, but the qualification will be open until the end. I think everything will be decided on the last day”.
The Rossoneri coach is confident in his group, which appeared in a clear recovery in the away match in Naples, even if he hopes not to find himself down by two goals like at San Paolo: “Let's hope we don't make comebacks and take the lead – retorted Allegri. – Lately we've been going under often and sometimes the comebacks don't succeed. But the match in Naples is a story in itself, this is the Champions League”.
A special competition deserves a certain kind of pre-tactics. Various experiments were made on Sunday and Monday, including Emanuelson as full-back and Boateng as a centre-forward, but tonight the coach will rely on certainties and, why not, on Berlusconi's advice. In fact, the formation will be that of Naples, the 4-3-3, with Montolivo, De Jong and Nocerino in midfield and Boateng as a winger, preferred once again to Emanuelson. The biggest doubts concern the central striker role, with the Pato-Bojan ballot apparently without favourites.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
Anderlecht (4-2-3-1): Proto; Gillet, Kouyate, Nuytinck, Deschacht; Biglia, Kljestan; Bruno, Praet, Jovanovic; Mbokani.
On the bench: Kaminski, Safari, Wasilewski, Kanu, De Sutter, Iakovenko, Canesin.
Trainer: John Van den Brom.
Unavailable: nobody.
Disqualified: nobody.
Beware: nobody.
AC Milan (4-3-3): Have you; De Sciglio, Mexes, Yepes, Constant; Montolivo, De Jong, Nocerino; Boateng, Bojan, El Shaarawy.
On the bench: Amelia, Zapata, Flamini, Emanuelson, Robinho, Pato, Pazzini.
Trainer: Massimiliano Allegri.
Unavailable: Abate, Ambrosini, Antonini, Bonera.
Disqualified: nobody.
Beware: Bonera, Mexes, Montolivo.
Referee: Damir Skomina (SLO).
Line Assistants: Žunic (Slo) – Ul (Slo).
Port Assistants: Ponis (Slo) – Peric (Slo).
Fourth official: Arhar (Slo).
