MILAN FUTURO v GUBBIO: MATCH PREVIEW

After two consecutive away games, Milan Futuro return to the Stadio Chinetti in Solbiate to welcome Gubbio. This is the final home match of the first half of the season, marking the 18th matchday of the league. The game will be played on Sunday 8 December at 12:30 CET, we prepare for kick-off with our usual Match Preview. 

LATEST FROM MILAN FUTURO
The point earned away in the rescheduled match against Campobasso, helped the Rossoneri's league standing, but the situation still remains complex. The match against the Umbrian side will be the fifth game in 17 days, making it essential for the side to recoup the energy of everyone: those who have been heavily relied upon and those who have stepped up recently, such as Dariusz Stalmach, who scored his first professional goal in Molise. The game on matchday 15 came with two disciplinary consequences: Mister Bonera has been suspended (and will be replaced by assistant Alessio Baresi) and Mattia Sandri is cautioned. 

LATEST FROM GUBBIO
The Umbrian side are not in a particularly good run of form, as they have only gained six points in their last eight games (home wins against Rimini and Carpi, alongside six defeats), slipping out of the Playoff zone. After two consecutive fifth-place finishes in Group B, Roberto Taurino's Gubbio side are a young outfit and predominantly Italian - the only foreign player is the Romanian defender David, who used to play for Cesena - and usually line's up with a 3-5-2 formation. They haven't scored many goals (13, second least in the group), the leading scorer for the side is the Neapolitan winger D'Ursi, three goals in total this season.  

WHERE TO WATCH MILAN FUTURO ON TV
In Italy, the match will be shown live on TV via Sky Sport and NOW. The coverage via Instagram, AC Milan Official App and acmilan.com shouldn't be missed. 

LATEST FROM SERIE C
Milan Futuro v Gubbio will be officiated by Alfredo Iannello, referee from the Messina section, who has officiated one previous Primavera game (AC Milan 1-0 Udinese from 2022/23). The rest of the officials include the linesmen Merciari (Rimini) and Boato (Padova) as well as the fourth official, Gagliardi, from San Benedetto del Tronto. 

The first game on matchday 18 was on Friday 6 December, Ascoli 4-1 Sestri Levante. Five games are scheduled for Saturday 7: at 15:00 CET Carpi v Torres, Pianese v Ternana and Rimini v Pontedera; at 17:30 CET Pescara v Legnago and SPAL v Vis Pesaro. On Sunday 8, Milan Futuro v Gubbio will be followed by Virtus Estella v Pineto (15:00 CET), while the matches on Monday 9 at 20:30 CET, Lucchese v Arezzo and Perugia v Campobasso will conclude the matchday. 

The standings are: Pescara 39; Ternana (-2) 36; Virtus Entella 34; Torres and Vis Pesaro 29; Arezzo 26; Pianese, Rimini and Campobasso 24; Pineto 23; Ascoli*, Carpi and Gubbio 21; Perugia 19; SPAL (-3) and Lucchese 17; Pontedera 16; Sestri Levante* and Milan Futuro 13; Legnago Salus 9. (* = game in hand)

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