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"We will have to do something extraordinary to win the Scudetto" - Milan coach Allegri
Italian champions AC Milan confront Sunday's Serie A clash with Siena knowing that they are in a must-win situation, because anything less than the three points would practically hand the Scudetto to league leaders Juventus.Milan trail their rivals by just three points, but with only a handful of games left to play this season, the Rossoneri can't afford any more slip-ups.
Massimiliano Allegri, the coach of Milan, understands that the title isn't in his team's hands any longer, but as a mathematical possibility still exists he has no plans of relinquishing the title.
"Reaching the Coppa Italia final would be a great achievement" - Napoli coach Mazzarri
Walter Mazzarri, the coach of Napoli, is looking forward to his team's much-awaited Coppa Italia semi-final return leg against Siena at the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday.Napoli will be hoping to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg in Siena, in order to advance to the final of the competition, where they will face the victor of the other semi-final between Italian giants Juventus and AC Milan.
"We will play a difficult match, particularly from a tactical point of view. In the first leg in Siena we were not in good form and now we have no choice but to overturn the result," Mazzarri declared to Napoli's official website.
Siena vs Roma Preview
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Roma boss Luis Enrique will be forced to make a couple of changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Catania midweek, with Federico Viviani coming in for the suspended Daniele De Rossi and Gabriel Heinze in for Simon Kjaer. While Enrique will also be unable to count with the Argentine trio of Pablo Osvaldo, Nicolas Burdisso and Fernando Gago, who are all sidelined due to injury.
Meanwhile, Giuseppe Sannino, the coach of Siena, will be delighted by the fact that he will be able to field an identical side as to the one which held Juventus to a goalless draw in their last league game.
Siena vs Napoli Preview
The Azzurri come into the Coppa Italia semi-final as the favourites, after having downed Inter Milan 2-0 at the Stadio San Paolo in the previous round of the competition thanks to two goals from Uruguayan talisman Edinson Cavani.Napoli, three-time winners of the Coppa Italia, know that they are more than capable of returning home with the victory, however, they will have to pick up their game significantly after having obtained only one victory in their last six encounters.
Incidentally one of those results was a frustrating 1-1 draw with Siena in a Serie A league game at the Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi in late January.
Juventus vs Siena Preview
La Vecchia Signora are the odds on favourites to extend their impressive 20-game unbeaten run when they clash with relegation candidates Siena at the Juventus stadium on Sunday.Juventus, who had their midweek game with Parma postponed due to extreme weather conditions, will be hoping to get back into the swing of things against a vulnerable Siena outfit who have yet to win an away game in ten attempts this season.
Although the Tuscan outfit will do their utmost to change this negative statistic it is likely to be an almost impossible ordeal, not only because Giuseppe Sannino's troops have suffered five straight defeats, but because their rivals boast the best defence in the league, after having conceded a mere 13 goals.
Juventus Need To Make Drastic Changes In The Summer Following Siena Debacle
Despite defeating Fiorentina and Fulham earlier in the week, Juventus’ minor resurgence was brought to a grinding halt at the weekend, as they surrendered a three goal lead against the cellar dwellers of Serie A Siena. The match finished 3-3, and although it may have been an entertaining spectacle for the neutrals, it clearly highlighted...