AC Milan vs. Juventus: Team News, Preview, Live Stream and TV Info

Juventus travel to the San Siro to take on AC Milan on Saturday, where they will look to extend their run of consecutive wins over the Rossoneri to 10 games in all competitions.

Milan last beat Juve in 2012, nine matches ago, and the pair most recently met in last season's Coppa Italia final, which Alvaro Morata secured for the Bianconeri in injury time.

Vincenzo Montella's side will hope to break that run of defeats but will have to do so against a team that has won seven out of eight games in Serie A this season.

Here are the viewing details you need, and read on for team news and a preview of the match:

Date: Saturday, Oct. 22

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST/2:45 p.m. ET

TV: BT Sport 3 (UK), beIN SPORTS USA

Live Stream: BT Sport Player (UK), beIN SPORTS CONNECT USA

Team News

Manuel Locatelli appears likely to feature yet again with Riccardo Montolivo out for six months following knee surgery earlier in October. Indeed, Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t beIN Sport's Matteo Bonetti) reported there would just be one change from the side that beat Chievo 3-1:

For the visitors, Juve manager Max Allegri gave updates on Giorgio Chiellini and Mario Mandzukic after both missed Juve's midweek clash with Lyon due to injury:

According to the Bianconeri's official website (h/t Football Italia), Daniele Rugani was back in training with his team-mates on Thursday, but the game will come too soon for him to replace Chiellini in the starting XI.

Allegri revealed his back line for the match:

Predicted Milan lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Ignazio Abate, Gabriel Paletta, Alessio Romagnoli, Mattia de Sciglio; Juraj Kucka, Giacomo Bonaventura, Manuel Locatelli, Suso, M'Baye Niang; Carlos Bacca

Predicted Juventus lineup: Gianluigi Buffon; Andrea Barzagli, Medhi Benatia, Leonardo Bonucci, Patrice Evra; Dani Alves, Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic, Mario Lemina; Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain

Preview

The Serie A champions have been in imperious form once again this season, but Milan have not been far behind having won five and drawn two of their eight matches.

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According to ESPN FC's James Horncastle, it is the Rossoneri's best start since 2011 and a vast improvement on last year's first eight games, where they had six fewer points on the board.

Milan have also appeared more resilient and organised than in seasons past— at this stage last year, they had shipped three more goals than the 11 they've conceded thus far.

Sports writer Sumeet Paul hailed them after their win over Chievo:

Per Paul, Giacomo Bonaventura reflected on their positive start and is looking forward to taking on Juve:

His team-mate Suso called for a confident performance but remained wary of the Bianconeri's strength. He told Il Messaggero (h/t Football Italia):

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We have to play without fear, we are not inferior to Juventus. Montella has done well, he's changed many things, especially how we play with the ball.

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What do I fear most about facing Juventus? They are strong and tactically organised. They leave little space in defence so it will be difficult to score.

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Indeed, not only are Allegri's side as robust as ever defensively, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is coming into the game on the back of a world-class performance.

The veteran enjoyed a starring role in Juve's UEFA Champions League win over Lyon, in which he made countless stunning saves to keep his side in the game before Juan Cuadrado sealed the three points at the other end.

Buffon hit out at those who criticised him after making errors against Udinese in his last Serie A match and for Italy during the international break:

Carlos Bacca will be the Rossoneri's biggest threat having netted six times in the league this season, but with Juve likely to try and shut him out of the game, his team-mates will need to step up in front of goal—aside from M'Baye Niang with three, no other player has more than one goal thus far.

It will be a huge test for Milan given Juve's form and strength in every department, but they have their best chance of earning a positive result against them in years.