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AC Milan welcome struggling Fiorentina to San Siro on Sunday night for a reunion with the old boss Stefano Pioli.
For Milan the task is rather simple: win to go back top of the league after both Napoli and Roma lost 1-0 on Saturday. However, they face a Fiorentina team that have found themselves in the bottom three, and they will scrap for every point.
In addition, the Rossoneri have been ravaged by injuries over the break, with six absentees expected for the game against La Viola. Given the squad only has 19 outfield players to begin with, that means Allegri’s selection choices are rather obligatory.
Our pre-match preview has all the latest team news and further insight on Pioli’s side, while below are the best stats ahead of the Sunday night contest.
Milan vs. Fiorentina: Key facts and stats
➤ There have been 92 meetings between the two sides at San Siro: 53 Milan wins, 24 draws,
and 15 Fiorentina victories.
➤ Fiorentina’s very first match in the single-division Serie A came away to Milan: September
20, 1931, a 1-1 draw, with goals by Magnozzi for the Rossoneri and Prendato for La Viola.
➤ Fiorentina have not won in Milan since September 29, 2019: 1-3 (Leao for Milan; Pulgar, Castrovilli and Ribéry for Fiorentina). Since that match, Milan have recorded four wins and there has been one draw.
➤ Since Serie A began awarding three points for a win, the leading scorers in the Milan-Fiorentina fixture at San Siro are: Shevchenko (6 goals), Batistuta and Enrico Chiesa (5 each), and Rafael Leao (3).
➤ On August 25, 1996, Fiorentina won their first Italian Super Cup at San Siro against Milan, prevailing 2-1 thanks to a Batistuta brace after Savicevic had equalised. It was the first time that the Coppa Italia holders defeated the reigning Italian champions in the Super Cup final.
➤ Out of 30 possible substitutions after six matchdays, Milan have made the fewest in Serie A: 24
➤ Fiorentina are winless after six Serie A matchdays, something that had not happened since the 1977-78 season. Their most recent league victory dates back to May 25 of this year, 3-2 against Udinese.
➤ Allegri and Pioli are set for their 23rd official meeting: Allegri leads the head-to-head by 15 wins to 2, with 6 draws completing the record.
➤ Stefano Pioli, a former Rossoneri manager: the Italian coach led Milan from October 2019 to June 2024, taking charge of 240 official matches with a record of 130 wins, 58 draws, and 52 defeats, and winning the league title in 2021-22.
➤ This will be Stefano Pioli’s 500th Serie A match as a head coach: his record stands at 217
wins, 135 draws, and 147 defeats. His debut dates back to September 10, 2006, Torino against
Parma (1-1), as Parma head coach.
➤ Mike Maignan has kept three clean sheets in Serie A 2025-26 (level with Michele Di Gregorio). Only Svilar has more, with four clean sheets.
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