AC Milan v Fiorentina live updates - latest Serie A score as league leaders look to extend advantage!

Theo Hernandez has the ball in the net after a fantastic strike from inside the box into the top corner, but the referee flags it up straight away and it won't stand.

Youssef Maleh is shown the game's first yellow card for an ill-advised block on Maignan's drop-kick. Needless.

The away side have come out the traps fast here, and almost have a chance to open the scoring within a minute!

Arthur Cabral's attempt at an overhead kick from inside the box is blocked by the Milan defence!

We are underway here at the San Siro as Fiorentina kick us off!

As for Fiorentina, their season may be petering out at the worst moment, as they have lost back-to-back games in Serie A for only the second time all season.

Can they get back to winning ways today?

Kick-off here at the Giuseppe Meazza is fast approaching!

Since the beginning of 2022, AC Milan have conceded just eight goals in 15 league games, which is the second best record in Europe's top-five leagues after Liverpool (6).

Milan have been in great form, and have only lost just one of their last fifteen matches in all competitions. That came against Inter in the Coppa Italia.

As for Serie A, Milan have not lost in 12 games.

As for Milan, the Rossoneri are in the driving seat to secure their first Scudetto in over a decade after their nearest challengers Inter Milan lost in dramatic circumstances to Bologna during the week in their game in hand.

That result means that Milan now have a two point gap at the top with four games to play.

Fiorentina secured a 4-3 win in the reverse fixture at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and this is their chance to win both Serie A games against Milan in the same season since 2000-01.

Viola head coach Vincenzo Italiano has also named his starting lineup for this game, as his side chase European qualification.

Fiorentina: Terracciano, Biraghi, Igor, Milenkovic, Venuti, Maleh, Saponara, Duncan, Gonzalez, Amrabat, Cabral.

Subs: Martinez Quarta, Bonaventura, Callejon, Ikone, Terzic, Torreira, Piatek, Rosati, Sottil, Nastasic, Dragowski, Kokorin.

Stefano Pioli has named his starting lineup for this crucial game in Milan's Scudetto charge.

Milan: Maignan, Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez, Tonali, Kessie, Messias, Leao, Diaz, Giroud.

Subs: Tatarusanu, Bennacer, Ballo-Toure, Castillejo, Ibrahimovic, Rebic, Romagnoli, Krunic, Bakayoko, Gabbia, Saelemaekers, Mirante.

Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live text updates of this afternoon's Serie A game between AC Milan and Fiorentina at the San Siro.

I'm Ethan Van Ristell and I'll be providing the coverage for this one.

Team news is on the way shortly!