MILAN – Neither Carpi nor Milan have any players suspended for the round 15 Serie A match this Sunday at 20.45. Four players however are one booking away from a suspension: Cofie, Lollo, Marrone for Carpi and Kucka for Milan.

MILAN – The Serie A disciplinary panel have handed out bans to the following players after the latest round of league matches:

3 rounds: Pavoletti (Genoa) and Rafael (Verona). 1 round: Grassi and Stendardo (Atalanta), Maicon (Roma), Nagatomo (Inter), Livaja and Tonelli (Empoli), Blanchard (Frosinone), Cesar (Chievo), Pogba (Juventus), Struna and Vazquez (Palermo).

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Here are the declarations from AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani to Radio Sportiva talking about Milan:

“I don’t like to say what will now happen or make predictions, but hopefully we can pick up a string of positive results because we have the abilities to achieve that. The match versus Sampdoria showed that. I hope Milan can get back into the Champions League. I miss it. It was a nice habit of ours. In the past five years, we have won 1 Scudetto, 1 Italian Super Cup and obtained a second place finish. In 2012, we led for a long spell, Juventus didn’t completely dominate that season. In 2013, we recovered after a slow start to finish third while we always qualified from the group stages of the Champions League. It went all really well until the end of 2013 so now we shall see what’s round the corner. We played very well against Sampdoria, but also versus Lazio. We didn’t play that well versus Juventus. Let’s wait and see what now happens, but we gave a great performance versus Sampdoria. We have alternated between good displays and less positive displays, but we have quality in the squad as we have shown by putting in some good performances this season.”

MILAN – This month, two members of the Milan squad will celebrate their birthdays. The first is Davide Calabria, 6th of December, and the second is Mbaye Niang, 19th of December.

MILAN – Giacomo ‘Jack’ Bonaventura spoke to the Milan Channel last night and called on the players to close out the year strongly.

Opening comments: “At the end of the Sampdoria match, we were all feeling happy and good. We knew we had put in a good performance which helps us to work better during the week. However, we have to move on right away and focus on the next matches. On paper, we’re the favourites for the coming matches, but we have to stay focused and play like we did versus Samp. I’ve played in a three-man midfield and I’ve done well, scoring and helping out in attack. But in that role, you need to play with more balance and be less attacking. Perhaps playing in that role limits my abilities, but I always try and play my part for the team.”

More from the Italian: “I started my career playing on the left in a four-man midfield and I like that role. Antonio Conte is keeping me in mind, but there is a lot of competition. In the past matches I have been playing in a role that can get the best out of my qualities. I have to think and focus solely on Milan and I cannot let my standards drop. The Euros are one of my objectives, but it’s down to Conte. To achieve that I have to focus on giving my best for Milan. My performances? I let the press judge. I have to focus on what I can do for the team and give my all. But of course I am happy about playing a key role in these past matches. I think continuing like this I can become an important player. Change in formation? We adopted a new system but approached the match with a good attitude. We need to keep this up in the coming matches. We cannot get ahead of ourselves however after the 4-1 victory and we need to pick up as many points as possible between now and the winter break.”