AC Milan will take on Sassuolo tomorrow afternoon and following the mid-week clash against Roma, Stefano Pioli is expected to make heavy rotation. Indeed, except for Mike Maignan and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, he could change the entire starting eleven.
It was a disappointing evening for the Rossoneri underneath the San Siro floodlights, losing 0-1 in front of the club owner Gerry Cardinale. With the reverse leg scheduled for next Thursday, Milan will need to preserve as much energy as possible.
With second place more or less secured in the league, or at least Champions League qualification, Pioli is set to make some heavy rotation tomorrow. As per Gazzetta dello Sport this morning (see photo below), he could change the entire XI except for Maignan.
Alessandro Florenzi, Simon Kjaer and Fikayo Tomori are certain to start at the back but the youngster Filippo Terracciano could also get the chance, replacing Theo Hernandez. Yunus Musah and Yacine Adli will make up the midfield tandem, while it will be the ‘reserve trio’ up front.
Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Kjaer, Tomori, Terracciano; Musah, Adli; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Okafor; Jovic.
It’s certainly a gamble to make so many changes, but Sassuolo have struggled this season and the truth is that Milan need to focus on the Roma game.
