Stefano Pioli is used to navigating injury problems by now, and against Borussia Dortmund tomorrow night he will have to make do with four midfielders for three spots.
As Calciomercato.com report, Ruben Loftus-Cheek has joined Rade Krunic and Ismael Bennacer in the treatment room after his groin issue against Lazio, leaving Tijjani Reijnders, Tommaso Pobega, Yacine Adli and Yunus Musah to choose from.
Against Dortmund there will have to be a reconfiguration of sorts, mainly because Pioli is not expected to field Adli at the base of the three as he did against Cagliari and Lazio. Instead, he should start on the bench.
One of either Musah or Reijnders will therefore be in front of the back four and the characteristics of the two players indicate that the American is the most likely choice.
Adli’s wait for a first Champions League start will, barring any surprises, be postponed. There will of course be the chance for him to come off the bench, but Pioli will go with a trio – including Pobega – that has physicality and intensity.
