AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has settled on the starting line-up that he will use tonight against Club Brugge, according to a report.
La Gazzetta dello Sport often have a difficult job predicting the team that Fonseca will use, but the coach did something rather interesting in his pre-match press conference yesterday by naming it for the media.
The paper (seen below) have taken his words at face value and thus believe that it will be Mike Maignan in goal with Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez as the defence, meaning three changes to the rearguard from the Udinese win.
The double pivot is down as Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders with Ruben Loftus-Cheek acting ahead of them in a more advanced role. Christian Pulisic should move back to the right wing after playing down the middle at the weekend, with Rafael Leao on the left.
Alvaro Morata will almost certainly lead the line given that both Tammy Abraham and Luka Jovic will not even make the bench due to injury. Chukwueze, Noah Okafor and Francesco Camarda – who would become the youngest Italian to appear in the Champions League if he comes on – are all available.
Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata.
Predicted Club Brugge XI (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Seys, Mechele, Ordonez, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari, Vanaken; Skov Olsen, Jutgla, Tzolis.
