AC Milan travels to Genova for their matchday 37 fixture of Serie A as they face Genoa on Sunday morning.Milan needs to win both the remaining league matches to qualify for next season’s Champions League without depending on other teams’ results as AS Roma are tied on points with them while Como are just two points behind.Genoa vs AC Milan – Match preview and team newsDate: Sunday, 17th May.Kick-off: 11am BST.Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova.Genoa team newsGenoa enters this high-profile fixture with significant squad depletion, leaving manager Daniele De Rossi with limited options across his midfield and wingback departments.The Grifone will be missing former Milan forward Junior Messias, who remains sidelined with a persistent muscular injury.De Rossi is also completely without the services of wingbacks Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Maxwel Cornet, while young midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi requires a late fitness test to determine his availability following a muscle strain.Despite these setbacks, Lorenzo Colombo; the talented forward is fully fit and highly motivated to lead the Genoa attack as he starts against his parent club.He will look to exploit a reshuffled Milan defence alongside Vitinha and Ekhator in Genoa’s fluid offensive system.AC Milan team newsAC Milan faces a major squad selection crisis for today’s crucial Serie A encounter, heavily complicating Massimiliano Allegri’s tactical plans as they fight to protect their top-four league position.The Rossoneri will be completely stripped of three vital assets, as star winger Rafael Leão, versatile wingback Alexis Saelemaekers, and defender Pervis Estupiñán are all forced to sit out due to one-game suspensions for yellow card accumulation.On a positive note, central defender Fikayo Tomori returns to anchor the backline after serving his own ban.In injury news, American winger Christian Pulisic has fully recovered from a minor glute strain to make the travelling squad.Furthermore, midfield playmaker Luka Modrić is remarkably available from the bench wearing a protective carbon mask following a cheekbone fracture, while Samuele Ricci remains a late doubt with a minor ankle sprain. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});FormGenoaGenoa is showing resilient and stable form, having secured a mathematically safe status in the middle of the table. They have proved difficult to break down, recording two consecutive 0-0 draws against ACF Fiorentina and Atalanta BC in their most recent league outings. Before those stalemates, they suffered a 0-2 home defeat to Como 1907. Daniele De Rossi’s organised team has been impressive and highly competitive as they look to finish the season strongly.AC MilanAC Milan enters this match in terrible form, desperately needing a win after going three consecutive games without a victory. Their top-four position is under severe threat following a costly 2-3 home defeat against Atalanta BC. Previously, they suffered a 0-2 loss to Sassuolo and managed a scoreless 0-0 draw against Juventus FC. This horrendous slump has caused them to drop to fourth place, level on points with Roma.Predicted lineupsGenoa: Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Ellertsson; Ekhator, Vitinha; ColomboAC Milan: Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Athekame, Fofana, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Nkunku, GimenezHow to watch Genoa vs AC Milan?You can watch the Genoa vs. AC Milan match live in the UK exclusively on DAZN.Read Also – Nottingham Forest XI vs Manchester United – Predicted lineup and team newsSee More – Juventus vs Fiorentina – Match preview and team newsFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube The post Genoa vs AC Milan – Match preview and team news first appeared on The Football Faithful.