Massimiliano Allegri has a few things that he needs to decide for AC Milan’s starting eleven against Genoa tomorrow, as highlighted by a report.
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It’s a crucial one for Milan at the Marassi, and given the recent run of form, the fans aren’t exactly super optimistic about the outcome. That said, as Allegri has highlighted in recent days, the Rossoneri have everything in their own hands and don’t need to rely on other results.
The bigger question, as such, is which players will be able to cope under this pressure and responsibility. Due to quite a few suspensions, however, the gaffer doesn’t have loads and loads of players to pick from.
Forced changes on the cards
As reported by Gazzetta dello Sport this morning (see photo below), Koni De Winter should keep his spot in defence as Fikayo Tomori isn’t 100%. Meanwhile, the likes of Alexis Saelemaekers, Pervis Estupinan and Rafael Leao will all miss out due to suspension.
In midfield, the big battle is between Youssouf Fofana and Ardon Jashari, with the Frenchman seemingly ahead as things stand. Either way, Samuele Ricci will be a starter after doing enough against Atalanta last time out to impress Allegri.
Up front, Christopher Nkunku made an impact last weekend and will thus be the only certainty, while Allegri has to decide between Niclas Fullkrug and Santiago Gimenez for the last spot. Per the paper, the Mexican’s stocks are rising.
Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Athekame, Fofana, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Gimenez, Nkunku.
Predicted Genoa XI (3-4-2-1): Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Ellertsson, Frendrup, Malinovski, Martin; Baldanzi; Ekhator, Colombo.
