Having started 2024 with a win, AC Milan aim to continue their upturn in form on Sunday afternoon, when they visit Serie A strugglers Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
The Rossoneri secured their place in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals in midweek, and they now seek to stay on the coat-tails of Italy's top two.
Under-fire coach Stefano Pioli named an unfamiliar XI for a last-16 Coppa Italia clash with the Sardinian side, in which Luka Jovic's brace was followed by strikes from debutant Chaka Traore and Rafael Leao, and the Rossoneri cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory at San Siro.
After setting up a contest against Lombardy rivals Atalanta BC in next week's quarter-finals, they must now return to Serie A, where they trail city rivals Inter Milan by nine points and second-placed Juventus by seven.
Last Saturday, Pioli's side were under pressure to produce the goods at home to one of their bogey teams, and despite a patchy performance, Christian Pulisic's second-half strike proved enough to beat struggling Sassuolo.
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