AC Milan vs Siena

" After thrashing Empoli 5-0 last Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan will play their postponed game against Siena on Wednesday evening at San Siro Stadium. The game was postponed due to Milan's earlier Inter Continental Cup participation where they lost on penalties to Boca Juniors. Ancelotti have urged his men to treat this match seriously as the European champions will have the chance to move two points clear at the top of Serie-A table should they managed to pull off a win over mid-table Siena. Insiders tip that Ancelotti would most probably rest top scorer Andriv Shevchenko and start with Danish international Jon Dahl Tomasson as the lone striker. However, Brazilian wonderkid Kaka is expected to play his usual role - centre forward just behind Tomasson. Experienced defender Alessandro Nesta will also be rested as Milan's back four will consist of Cafu, Costacurt, Pancaro and skipper Maldini while Seedorf, Pirlo, Gattuso and Rui Costa should form the midfield. After coming back from one goal down, Siena managed to beat Perugia 2-1 last weekend and The Bianconeri are deifnately on high confidence after that win. Siena's boss Giuseppe Papadopulo are fully aware of the task that his men are facing but will go into the match with high pride after finishing second behind Ancelotti in the Italian Football Federation best coach of 2003 award. Currently Siena lies in a comfortable 10th position in what is their first-ever season in Serie-A. Giuseppe Papadopulo looks set to hand debuts to former Milan player Roque Junior and Denilson de Souza Junior, who are both on loan until end of the season. Tore Andre Flo and Nicola Ventola are both expected to spearhead Siena's attack while being supported by Guiguo, D'Aversa, Vergassola and Taddei in midfield. Cirillo, Argilli, Mignani and Cufre will form the back four while Rossi will be gurading the post for the visiting team.

Milan have a very impressive home record with 6-1-1 status, scoring 18 and only conceeding 5 while Siena is still looking for their first away win of the season. Their away record stands at 0-4-4, scoring 10 and conceeding 16. Most of Siena's success are due to their strong home matches but they have lost their last three away games. With only 7 points from their last 6 matches, AC Milan will be too strong for them although without Shevchenko and Inzaghi. With Milan scoring an average of three goals in their last three home matches, it will be easy for the Rossoneri to overcome the -1 1/2 handicap in the asian handicap market. Final verdict, another easy win for the European champions. "