Matchday 17 in the Italian Serie A sees a Friday fixture between bottom of the table Salernitana and third-place AC Milan. The hosts look to be facing a long and arduous road if they are to avoid the drop back to the Serie B after three consecutive seasons in the top flight. The Garnets have managed just a single league win through 16 matches so far, with an additional five draws putting them on a total of eight points. This has Salernitana trailing safety by five points as we inch ever closer to the halfway mark of the campaign. Manager Filippo Inzhagi, who took over the job in October, has a record of 2-2-5 with his new club, with one of those wins coming in the Coppa Italia. Salernitana are coming off a heavy 4-1 away defeat to Atalanta last weekend, the club’s third consecutive loss. All three of Salernitana’s wins this season (two cup, one league) have come at the Stadio Arechi.

These are the types of matches that AC Milan simply must win if they are to keep pace with leaders Inter and second-place Juventus. The former hold a nine point lead over their city rivals while the latter are currently five points ahead. The Rossoneri recovered well after a heartbreaking night in the Champions League saw Milan finish third in the group despite winning 2-1 at Newcastle. The 2021/22 Scudetto winners secured a 3-0 home victory over Monza on Sunday despite facing plenty of attempts on their goal. Ultimately it was Milan’s second win in a row and third from their last four overall. Stefano Pioli’s men have had no problems finding the net as of late, scoring 10 goals in their last four fixtures across all competitions. They should have success against a Salernitana team that holds the worst defense in the division with 34 goals conceded.

AC Milan can single-handedly cover this 2.5 goals total with the attacking form that they are in and the defense they are coming up against. Salernitana have shown some ability to steal wins at the Stadio Arechi so a goal for the hosts certainly isn't out of the question. Either way



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意甲联赛第17比赛日将在周五进行，双方是排名垫底的萨莱尼塔纳和排名第三的AC米兰。如果东道主想要避免在连续三个赛季的顶级联赛后跌回乙级，他们将面临一条漫长而艰难的道路。到目前为止，加内特队在16场联赛中只取得了一场胜利，另外5场平局使他们的积分达到了8分。这使得萨勒尼塔纳以5个百分点的优势落后而我们的竞选已经接近一半了。今年10月上任的主教练菲利波·因扎吉在他的新俱乐部取得了2胜2负的战绩，其中一场胜利来自意大利杯。萨莱尼塔纳刚刚结束了上周末客场1 - 4惨败亚特兰大队的比赛，这是该俱乐部连续第三次失利。萨莱尼塔纳本赛季的三场胜利(两场杯赛，一场联赛)都是在阿雷基球场取得的。

如果AC米兰想要追上领头羊国米和第二名尤文图斯，他们就必须赢下这些比赛。前者领先同城对手9分，而后者目前领先5分。红黑军团在经历了一个令人心碎的夜晚之后恢复得很好，尽管米兰2-1战胜了纽卡斯尔，但他们还是以小组第三的身份获得了冠军联赛。这支2021/22赛季的意甲冠军在周日主场3-0战胜蒙扎，尽管他们的进球面临着很多挑战。最终，这是米兰的第二场连胜，也是他们最近四场比赛中的第三场胜利。皮奥利的球队在最近的四场比赛中打进了10球。他们应该能成功地对付萨勒尼塔纳队，这支球队在联赛中防守最差，丢了34个球。

凭借AC米兰目前的进攻状态和他们即将面对的防守，他们可以单凭一己之力拿下这2.5个进球。萨莱尼塔纳已经在阿雷基球场展示了一些偷取胜利的能力，所以为东道主进球当然不是不可能的。无论哪种方式