Stats and figures ahead of the return match of the Europa League preliminary round. Tomorrow at 20:45 AC Milan face Craiova in San Siro.
The first opponents of the new season at San Siro will be CSU Craiova, the Romanian side managed by the Italian Devis Mangia. An opponent that proved to be a tough one in the first leg. The first matched ended in a narrow win 0-1 for the rossoneri with a goal directly from a free kick by left back Ricardo Rodriguez. AC Milan are ready to secure another win tomorrow and qualify for the group stage of Europa League. The team will be backed by an unbelievable number of supporters eager to see the new team play. The fans are highly enthusiastic about the new season that is about to start.
So let’s get to the heart of Thursday night’s game, through these 5 stats and curiosities.
1- AC Milan’s last home win is dated 18 September 2013, 2-0 against Celtic (owngoal by Izaguirre, Muntari) followed by two draws and one defeat.
2- In the last 11 European matches played at San Siro, AC Milan have conceded only 4 goals, never more than one per game.
3- AC Milan’s last goal at San Siro in a European competition was scored by Robinho, against Barcelona.
4- The Rossoneri have already faced Romanian sides four times. One time it has ended in a draw and three times the rossoneri have won (including the first match against Craiova and the European Cup final against Steaua Bucaresti in 1989). In these four games, the Red and Blacks have conceded only one goal (in the 2-1 win over Dinamo Bucaresti in 1976).
5- In the away game to Craiova the match winner was the new signing Ricardo Rodriguez, no fullback had found the back of the net in the past season.
