Serie A: Milan invites Bolzano to a six-point game

A big classic will take place in the Agorà Stadium on Tuesday, which was postponed to December 4th because Bolzano was in action in the Continental Cup. Both teams are in enviable form: the Lombards have retained the upper hand in their last three games (six wins in the last eight games) and are currently in sixth place in the table. The white and reds are fifth, five points ahead of Milan. With a success on Tuesday, they could overtake three teams in one fell swoop and climb to second place. This season, however, the people of Bolzano have never been able to celebrate against the Milanese.

The red-blue team won both direct duels in extra time this year. On September 22nd at the Agorà Stadium they won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Jesse Schultz, who has since left the promoted team. The two points also went to Milan on October 23rd: Coach Massimo Da Rin's team won 3-2 in the ice wave. The game-winning goal was scored by Merano defender Andreas Lutz.

On Tuesday the two teams will face each other on the ice for the 39th time, although the record does not speak for the Bolzano record champions. The HCB has won eleven games against the Milanese so far, while they have 20 wins. Seven matches ended in a draw. At the Agorà Stadium, Brian McCutcheon's boys will also meet an old friend: striker Jordan Knackstedt from Saskatoon helped the Bolzano team to their 19th Italian championship title last year, but has now moved to HC Milan after starting the season in Sweden. In the five games he has played in the red and blue jersey so far, he has impressed with six goals. The top scorer, however, is Diego Iori with ten goals. In addition, two of the best goalkeepers in Serie A will face each other on Tuesday evening: on the one hand, Milan goalie Andy Raycroft, who has already celebrated a shutout against the Foxes, and on the other hand, Tomas Duba, who has only been behind four times in the last five games had to take action and has currently saved 95,9% of the shots.

As far as the line-ups are concerned, Hannes Oberdörfer and Christian Walcher are up in the air for the club from the South Tyrolean capital, while coach Massimo Da Rin will be spoiled for choice.

The match (puck drop at 20.30:XNUMX p.m.) will be officiated by referees Luca Cassol and Leandro Soraperra, as well as the two linesmen Christiano Biacoli and Pier Lorenzo Chiodo.

This is how they will play (Agorà Stadium in Milan, Tuesday December 4th, 20.30 p.m.) Milan Rossoblu: Andrew Raycroft (Paolo Della Bella), Matt DeMarchi, Alessandro Re, Marvin Degon, David Liffiton, Andreas Lutz, Federico Betti, Niccoló Latin, Francesco Borghi; Diego Iori, Ryan Kinasewich, Jordan Knackstedt, Luca Ansoldi, Edoardo Caletti, Manuel Lo Presti, Marcello Borghi, Tommaso Goi, Michael Mazzacane, Matt Ryan, Tommaso Migliore Coach: Massimo Da Rin

HC Bolzano: Tomas Duba (Günther Hell); Alexander Egger, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Christian Borgatello, Andrea Ambrosi, Daniel Fabris; Mark McCutcheon, MacGregor Sharp, Ryan Flynn, Anton Bernard, Markus Gander, Marco Insam, Enrico Dorigatti, Stefan Zisser, Peter Wunderer, Federico Gilmozzi Coach: Brian McCutcheon

Referee: Luca Cassol, Leandro Soraperra (Cristiano Biacoli, Pier Lorenzo Chiodo)

The Serie A table after 23 match days:

1. Fiat Professional Wölfe Pustertal 51 points 2. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 44 3. Alleghe Tegola Canadese 44 4. Valpellice Bodino Engineering 43 5. HC Bozen 42 * 6. Milano Rossoblu 37* 7. Migross Supermercati Asiago 32 8. Hafro Cortina 23 9. Val di Fassa Ferrarini 18 10. Aquile FVG Pontebba 8

* one game less

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Serie A: Milan invites Bolzano to a six-point game

The catch-up game on matchday 20 between Milan and Bolzano will be played on Tuesday (puck drop-in at 20.30:XNUMX p.m.). The Foxes recently celebrated nine wins in a row in the championship and the Continental Cup. The Milanese, on the other hand, have not lost in three matchdays.

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