Juventus test for strugglers Milan

After appearing to be outside contenders for a Champions League spot, AC Milan are once again struggling for consistency. Milan strung a series of results together at the beginning of the year and reached the final of the Italian Cup, but it has been downhill since then.

Sinisa Mihajlovic’s team have not won since February, losing two of their four matches, including Sunday’s disappointing defeat at Atalanta to leave them 14 points behind third-placed Roma.

The club have been on a training retreat since then in a bid to turn the situation around.

“It’s a tricky time, we’re coming from four matches in which we have only got two points and we can’t be anything but dissatisfied,” Milan captain Riccardo Montolivo said. “It’s not acceptable to do so little.

Milan face the toughest of matches as they attempt to turn that run around, with the visit of a Juventus side who have won 21 of their past 22 league matches.

Reports say Mihajlovic could be fired if his team put on another poor display against the Serie A leaders. “The team are and has always been with Mihajlovic,” Montolivo said. “He is a coach who gives the best of himself under pressure and together we will try to get out of this difficult period. There’s a tricky test waiting for us Saturday but you will see a different team on the pitch.”

It was a poor weekend for the city, with Inter also losing on Sunday to leave them eight points behind Roma.