Week 1 brings us a match on Sep 6th, where Milan will travel to Wals-Siezenheim to battle Salzburg in a clash of the Champions League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Salzburg recorded a 6-0 blowout win against Austria Lustenau. Fernando struck first for Salzburg in the 16th minute on a penalty, then Maurits Kjaergaard added another in the 20th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Austria Lustenau couldn’t manage to score, and Salzburg took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Salzburg should be reasonably happy with their performance, while milan is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sassuolo. Neither Sassuolo nor Milan could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Milan is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Olivier Giroud has been the most effective weapon for Milan lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Salzburg’s most prolific scorer has been Fernando. The Brazilian midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches.