AC Milan will look to close out 2023 in the best possible way when they face Sassuolo at San Siro on Saturday night, and Stefano Pioli seems to be settling on his choices.
Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial!
Milan are once again in a crisis in the defensive department with Fikayo Tomori the latest to enter the treatment room, joining Malick Thiaw and Pierre Kalulu which leaves Simon Kjaer as the only fit senior option for the role.
According to what is being reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Yunus Musah and Luka Jovic trained separately again yesterday and it is anticipated that the midfielder will miss his third straight game, while the striker will probably be on the bench.
The line-up seems almost set, with Theo Hernandez currently destined to play as a central defender again alongside Kjaer rather than trusting the young Jan-Carlo Simic, who made his debut and scored against Monza but is currently set for the bench. Alessandro Florenzi will then step in at left-back.
Ismael Bennacer should anchor the midfield with Tijjani Reijnders and Ruben Loftus-Cheek either side of him, then the front three is expected to be Christian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao, with Francesco Camarda on the bench.
