Serie A Second Round: Parma vs AC Milan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parma will host AC Milan at the Tardini Stadium in the second round of the Serie A on August 25 at 0:30 GMT. The match will be a key battle for the promoted Parma against the giants AC Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get more Serie A fixtures and match schedules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parma's recent performances and the manager's tactics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As a promoted team, Parma had an up and down start to the season. They were eliminated by Serie B team Palermo in the Coppa Italia and drew 1-1 with Fiorentina in the first round of the league. The team combined 31 shots on goal in these two games, showing a non-conservative attacking style. This is closely related to the tactical style of the team's manager, Pecchia, who is known as \"Little Benitez\" and has served as an assistant coach at Napoli and Real Madrid. Pechia's tactical style is similar to Benitez's, focusing on tactical details and overall layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n View Peccia's coaching experience and tactical style<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n AC Milan's summer reinforcements and new managerial challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AC Milan spent 71.7 million euros in the summer window to bring in new recruits such as Fofana, Pavlovic, Emerson and Morata, and launched the new manager Fonseca. Although Milan's 2-2 draw with Torino in the first round of Serie A showed that the team's bonding is not mature enough. Fonseca is confident in the team's training results and expects the new recruits to play a role in this round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn about AC Milan's summer transfers and new manager Fonseca's tactics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parma vs AC Milan History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AC Milan are unbeaten in their last eight meetings, with six wins and two draws. However, due to Parma's relegation, the most recent meeting was in April 2021, so both teams are currently undergoing major changes in personnel and tactics, and the historical head-to-head data is of limited reference value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n View historical head-to-head stats for both teams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Injuries at Parma and AC Milan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Parma, five players are out with injuries, including left back Di Chiara, center back Osorio, midfielder Hermani, as well as Chapendier and Benedzak in the attacking line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For AC Milan, the absence of rotating goalkeeper Sportiello and wingback Florenzi will have less impact, but the absence of top center forward Morata will have a greater impact on the team. Coach Fonseca said he would try a \"strikerless formation\", with Okafor starting at center forward and Jovic likely to play later in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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