Two days before the derby between Inter and AC Milan at San Siro, it seems that Massimiliano Allegri has resolved his final selection doubt.
The good news for Allegri is that he has an almost clean bill of health. Only Santiago Gimenez should miss the game, and even that isn’t certain yet, while Adrien Rabiot returned over the break.
Final doubt resolved?
According to both Sky and MilanNews, 10 of the 11 players that will take to the field in the first Derby della Madonnina of 2025-26 have been set in stone for some time now. It starts with Mike Maignan in goal, plus Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead of him.
The right wing-back will be Alexis Saelemaekers, and the midfield trio is expected to be Youssouf Fofana, Luka Modric and the returning Rabiot. For the first time this season in the league, Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao can start up front together.
That just leaves one issue to resolve: who will be the left wing-back? Well, both sources now believe that Davide Bartesaghi has overtaken Pervis Estupinan in the battle after Friday’s training session. Sky earlier stated that the Ecuadorian was in line to start, but that has now flipped.
Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Leao, Pulisic. Coach: Allegri.
Best news this Friday
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We need his height in the box as Inter love to lob in crosses.
El Stupido is ridiculous.
Yet Tare paid for him 18 mln 🤡
I think it could be time to bench Fofana
Yh i support u Mr Tony me too think is d right time to bench Fofana and give Ricci a chance to prove him self
Better than Estupian.
But why spend money on Estupian if we are getting an upgrade to the young Academy guy that going to start the match?
Because the purchases made this summer were, again, made without taking into account our system or actual need.
We are where we are today because Allegri was good at crafting a team out of mostly average players and because Modrić and then Rabiot were absolutely terrific.
what happens when Bartesaghi is injured or suspended? 2 players for every position is needed. And Bartesaghi is young and still has some huge gaps in his game…like defending.