Comments, predictions AC Milan vs Venezia: No surprises

AC Milan are still looking for their first win of the new Serie A season and will be under pressure to claim all three points on Saturday when they host Venezia at the San Siro.

Returning from the international break with just two points, Milan are only marginally ahead of their newly promoted opponents, who have scored just one goal and picked up one point so far.

Latest AC Milan vs Venezia team information

AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca, who reunited with former Roma team-mate Tammy Abraham at the end of the transfer window, is expected to hand the England striker his first start on Saturday, while first-choice striker Alvaro Morata only returned to full training on Wednesday after a thigh injury.

Although the Spanish star has recovered, Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi will still be absent for a long time, while centre-back Malick Thiaw is still struggling with an ankle injury.

Rafael Leao, who was benched against Lazio, is likely to return to the starting line-up this weekend. Since the start of last season, Leao is the only player to reach double figures for both goals and assists in Serie A (10 goals and 10 assists).

For Venezia, key striker Joel Pohjanpalo recovered in time for the international break and will be looking for his first goal of the season, after scoring 22 times in Serie B last season.

Former Inter Milan player Gaetano Oristanio will return to the San Siro and is likely to start supporting Pohjanpalo in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

With USA international Gianluca Busio recovering from injury over the past two weeks, coach Eusebio Di Francesco is likely to have a full squad to choose from for this match.

Latest expected lineup AC Milan vs Venezia

AC Milan:

Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Abraham

Venice:

Joronen; Idzes, Svoboda, Sverko; Candela, Duncan, Nicolussi Caviglia, Zampano; Oristanio, Ellertsson; Pohjanpalo

Latest football commentary AC Milan vs Venezia

With speculation mounting that his successor could be Max Allegri or Thomas Tuchel, new Milan coach Paulo Fonseca is desperate to get his first competitive win on Saturday night.

Fonseca's time at the San Siro clearly fell short of expectations, as after a draw with Torino on the opening day of Serie A - after trailing by two goals until the 89th minute - the Rossoneri lost to newly promoted Parma.

After losing the lead to Lazio in their last game, only a spectacular counter-attack goal from Tammy Abraham and Rafael Leao - with Leao and fellow star Theo Hernandez surprisingly dropped to the bench - saved Milan from defeat in the capital.

There are still concerns about their poor defence, and stretching back to the end of Stefano Pioli's tenure, the Lombardy side have conceded at least two goals in their last five matches, averaging 2.4 goals conceded per game.

If they fail again this weekend, the Rossoneri will fail to win their first four Serie A games for the first time in 65 years - and for the first time this century.

Ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool, Milan need a more solid performance at the San Siro, where they have lost just one of their 13 home games against Venezia in Serie A.

Venezia's only away win dates back to 1942, while their last win against Milan anywhere was some 24 years ago.

Having yet to find form after being promoted via the Serie B play-offs, Venezia have picked up just one point from three top-flight games so far, in addition to being knocked out of the Coppa Italia.

Defeated by their former club, Lagunari conceded a late goal to Paolo Vanoli's Torino - again failing to score.

Magnus Andersen actually gave Venezia the lead early in their opening day match against Lazio, but they eventually lost 3-1. The Arancioneroverdi side have not scored since.

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco faces a tough task to turn things around after a challenging summer transfer window. However, Milan's porous defence could at least help the visitors end a worrying goal drought. It's almost impossible to lose for Paulo Fonseca, and his side will surely beat Venezia, who look set for a long and difficult season.

The visitors lacked cutting edge up front, and their shaky defence could be exploited by the skill and pace of Rafa Leao, Christian Pulisic and co.

AC Milan vs Venezia score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match AC Milan vs Venezia :

• Sportsmole: AC Milan 3-1 Venice

• WhoScore: AC Milan 2-0 Venice
• Our prediction: AC Milan 3-1 Venezia

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