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The Rossoneri’s final home game of October will see Massimiliano Allegri’s side<\/a> play a crucial game as the new league leaders. It’s not a match to be taken lightly as Pisa<\/strong>, led by the familiar Alberto Gilardino, return to San Siro. The Tuscan team will be playing AC Milan<\/strong> in Serie A<\/a> for the first time in over three decades and will be aiming to put up a strong fight. Let’s take a closer look ahead of the matchday eight opener with the Match Preview<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LATEST FROM MILANELLO<\/strong>
\nA “short” week of training for the Rossoneri<\/a>, with an unusual Friday fixture, the first of the season, partly because of the midweek match<\/a>, which will see AC Milan<\/a> play away in Bergamo. With two significant matches<\/strong> coming up, Roma, after Atalanta, it’s vital to approach the match against Pisa with full focus and secure all three points. Squad availability continues to prove difficult, but there is good news as Nkunku<\/strong> is back and ready to play in attack<\/a>, which will also feature the Gimenez-Le\u0101o<\/strong> partnership from the start, following the promising signs in the second half of the match against Fiorentina<\/a>. The starting XI against the Tuscan side is yet to be confirmed, but Saelemaekers<\/strong> looks set to return to the right flank. As for the defence, there may be some changes with De Winter<\/strong> potentially starting in place of either Tomori<\/a>, Gabbia, or Pavlovi\u0107. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Apart from the match against Bologna, Pisa have always put up a strong fight, conceding as little as possible.” <\/em>Allegri <\/strong>commented during his press conference, saying, “We’ll need to approach them the right way. Winning won’t be easy, but it is important to secure the three points to get closer to our objective, which is the Champions League. We need to keep calm and stay grounded: fans are allowed to dream, but we have to carry on working and keep our excitement moderated. We’ll start from 0-0, and to secure the points, we’ll have to display a strong performance.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LATEST FROM PISA
\nPisa’s return to Serie A<\/strong> after 35 years has been anything but smooth sailing as they continue to seek their first victory of the season. However, the results have been more unforgiving than deserved: The Tuscan Nerazzurri drew<\/strong> with Atalanta and Fiorentina and put up a serious fight against Roma and Napoli, only to suffer narrow defeats. The attack<\/strong> has proved their true weakness, as Pisa have only scored in two matches this season, once against Atalanta thanks to an own goal, and then in Naples with Nzola’s conversion from a penalty and Lorran’s goal. In his usual 3-5-2 formation, Gilardino<\/a> could play Albiol at the heart of his defence after his strong debut performance against Verona. Lusuardi is injured, but Tour\u00e9 returns from suspension<\/strong>. In attack, we could see the Tramoni-Nzola duo, although Cuadrado<\/strong> is also an option to support the former Spezia and Fiorentina striker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“At San Siro, we’ll need to play with enthusiasm but also with the motivation of facing the league leaders,” <\/em>commented Gilardino<\/strong> on the day before the match. “We’ll need humility when defending but also confidence in possession. AC Milan<\/a> are a team that have rebuilt defensive solidarity, thanks to <\/em>Allegri<\/em><\/a>, who has made the most of his players’ potential, implemented his philosophy in a short space of time. We know who we’re up against, but in football, nothing is impossible.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n