Top-flight AC Milan travel to Stadio Alberto Picco on Saturday to face Spezia in Serie A.
The Rossoneri are looking to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign, having earned four wins and drawn in their first five games.
They are tied with city rivals Inter Milan with 13 points, but are in second place thanks to a lower goal difference.
Spezia, for his second consecutive year in the top flight, finds himself above the relegation zone.
With just one win in five games, the Eagles are just one point above the promoted team Venezia in the standings.
Head to head Spezia vs AC Milan
There have only been three clashes between the two camps before.
While the Rossoneri won the first two, including a 3-0 win at San Siro last season, Spezia got her revenge with a sweet 2-0 home win in February this year.
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Spezia vs AC Milan Team News
Spezia
Aquile are currently suffering a considerable injury roster with up to six players absent. Kevin Agudelo, Ebrahima Colley, Leo Sena, Martin Erlic, Arkadiusz Reca and Viktor Kovalenko have all been excluded.
However, there are no suspensions to face.
Injured: Kevin Agudelo, Ebrahima Colley, Martin Erlic, Akradiusz Reca, Leo Sena and Viktor Kovalenko
Suspended: Nothing
Unavailable: Nothing
AC Milan
The Rossoneri are also marred by a long list of victims. Olivier Giroud, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Simon Kjaer, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Davide Calabria, Rade Krunic, Junior Messias and Alessandro Plizzari are all injured.
However, manager Stefano Pioli will have a press conference on Friday, so more updates are expected in the coming hours.
Injured: Olivier Giroud, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, SImon Kjaer, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Davide Calabria, Rade Krunic, Junior Messias, Alessandro Plizzari
Suspended: Nothing
Unavailable: Nothing
Spezia vs AC Milan Predicts XI
Spezia (4-2-3-1): Jeroen Zoet; Kelvin Amian, Petko Hristov, Dimitris Nikolaou, Simone Bastoni; Salva Ferrer, Mehdi Bourabia; Daniele Verde, Giulio Maggiore, Emmanuel Gyasi; Janis Antiste.
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Alessandro Florenzi, Fikayo Tomori, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie; Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; Ante Rebic.
Prediction Spezia vs AC Milan
Spezia, despite his modest position in the league, has looked impressive lately. Even Juventus had to work hard to beat them in their last game.
But the Rossoneri are always a better side. They may be missing a lot of their key players, but they have a strong squad that can make up for it.
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It’s going to be tough, but a narrow win for the away team looks likely.
Prediction: Spezia 1-2 AC Milan