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&lt;p&gt;Winning to surpass Juventus into second place: Milan host Empoli, seeking a second consecutive victory after beating Lazio to leapfrog over the Bianconeri while awaiting the 18:00 CET match against Atalanta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli, on the other hand, want to bounce back after last week`s defeat to Cagliari following six consecutive positive results, still too close to the relegation zone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since early December, only Inter have collected more points and scored more goals than Milan in Serie A: 40 points and 39 goals for the Nerazzurri in this period, with 30 and 30 for the Rossoneri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a run of five consecutive away games without a win in Serie A (3D, 2L), Empoli won the two most recent ones, against Salernitana and Sassuolo; the last time they won three away games in a row in the competition was between December 2015 and January 2016, with Marco Giampaolo on the bench.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have won just one of their last 14 Serie A matches against AC Milan (5D, L8): 2-1 on April 23, 2017 at San Siro, thanks to goals scored by Levan Mchedlidze and Mame Thiam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AC Milan have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six matches against Empoli in Serie A, after conceding at least one goal in each one of the previous 10.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have avoided defeat in four of their last six meetings with Milan when facing them for a second time that season in Serie A (1W, 3D), although in the last three they have not scored a single goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In case of a victory here, Stefano Pioli would surpass 350 points won as a coach in charge of Milan in Serie A (currently on 348), becoming just the second manager to reach this milestone with the Rossoneri in the three points per win era, after Carlo Ancelotti (557).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;M`Baye Niang, who scored eight goals in 67 Serie A matches with AC Milan between 2012 and 2017, has been involved in four goals in his four appearances in the competition with Empoli (three goals and one assist). Indeed, he has also been involved in two goals in two league matches played against Rossoneri, notching a goal and an assist, both on April 29, 2015 at San Siro (for Genoa).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milan’s Olivier Giroud, who found the net in his last league game against Empoli on January 7th, has scored 12 goals in the current league season – only in 2022/23 has he netted more in a single season in the competition (13).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Leao e Florenzi (Milan)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Musah, Loftus-Cheek and Hernandez (Milan); Grassi, Fazzini and Maleh (Empoli)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sacchi (Peretti-Pagliardini), IV: Colombo, VAR: Abisso, AVAR: Di Paolo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hellas Verona-Milan (Sunday 17 March, 15:00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli-Bologna (Friday 15 March, 20:45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&lt;/p&gt;

Milan host Empoli, aiming to temporarily overtake Juventus. Empoli, after a home defeat against Cagliari, aim to restart their survival chase

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Winning to surpass Juventus into second place: Milan host Empoli, seeking a second consecutive victory after beating Lazio to leapfrog over the Bianconeri while awaiting the 18:00 CET match against Atalanta.Empoli, on the other hand, want to bounce back after last week`s defeat to Cagliari following six consecutive positive results, still too close to the relegation zone. DID YOU KNOW?Since early December, only Inter have collected more points and scored more goals than Milan in Serie A: 40 points and 39 goals for the Nerazzurri in this period, with 30 and 30 for the Rossoneri.After a run of five consecutive away games without a win in Serie A (3D, 2L), Empoli won the two most recent ones, against Salernitana and Sassuolo; the last time they won three away games in a row in the competition was between December 2015 and January 2016, with Marco Giampaolo on the bench. HEAD-TO-HEADEmpoli have won just one of their last 14 Serie A matches against AC Milan (5D, L8): 2-1 on April 23, 2017 at San Siro, thanks to goals scored by Levan Mchedlidze and Mame Thiam.AC Milan have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six matches against Empoli in Serie A, after conceding at least one goal in each one of the previous 10.Empoli have avoided defeat in four of their last six meetings with Milan when facing them for a second time that season in Serie A (1W, 3D), although in the last three they have not scored a single goal. PLAYERSIn case of a victory here, Stefano Pioli would surpass 350 points won as a coach in charge of Milan in Serie A (currently on 348), becoming just the second manager to reach this milestone with the Rossoneri in the three points per win era, after Carlo Ancelotti (557).M`Baye Niang, who scored eight goals in 67 Serie A matches with AC Milan between 2012 and 2017, has been involved in four goals in his four appearances in the competition with Empoli (three goals and one assist). Indeed, he has also been involved in two goals in two league matches played against Rossoneri, notching a goal and an assist, both on April 29, 2015 at San Siro (for Genoa).Milan’s Olivier Giroud, who found the net in his last league game against Empoli on January 7th, has scored 12 goals in the current league season – only in 2022/23 has he netted more in a single season in the competition (13).&nbsp;DISCIPLINESuspended: Leao e Florenzi (Milan)Cautioned: Musah, Loftus-Cheek and Hernandez (Milan); Grassi, Fazzini and Maleh (Empoli) REFEREESacchi (Peretti-Pagliardini), IV: Colombo, VAR: Abisso, AVAR: Di Paolo UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIMHellas Verona-Milan (Sunday 17 March, 15:00 CET)Empoli-Bologna (Friday 15 March, 20:45 CET)(Photo LaPresse)

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Milan host Empoli, aiming to temporarily overtake Juventus. Empoli, after a home defeat against Cagliari, aim to restart their survival chase

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