AC Milan will be up against Lecce tomorrow evening and given they played on Thursday, Massimiliano Allegri is planning a few changes to the starting XI.
Milan clinched three huge points against Como, turning the game around in the second half thanks to Adrien Rabiot. As a result, they are still just three points behind Inter in the standings, which despite the draws can be seen as a positive after a hectic period.
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Indeed, tomorrow’s game against Lecce is the final clash in the packed period (five games in 16 days) and as such, Allegri still has to manage his resources a little bit. After all, it would be a shame to pick up an injury now when we’re almost at the finish line.
Three changes expected
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, in addition to giving Youssouf Fofana and Christopher Nkunku some rest, it looks like Luka Modric could also be on the bench. The Croatian is still in the running but Allegri is thinking about starting Ardon Jashari or Samuele Ricci, with the latter favoured.
Christian Pulisic will be the one to replace Nkunku up front, teaming up with Rafael Leao once again, and the American should have quite a lot of energy after being rested against Como. Hopefully, he will get back to scoring.
Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, De Winter; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao.
Predicted Lecce XI (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Perez, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Ramadani, Coulibaly, Pierotti, Gandelman, Banda; Stulic.
I don’t understand why he won’t play Jashari in that position. He’s way better there than Ricci
Absolutely, Ricci is probably better up front but Jashari is exactly for that position Modric is playing so far.
I’d rather see Fofana than Loftus-Cheek. Fofana, for all his mistakes and problems, is a better passer and better at defending than Loftus-Cheek.
Upfront I’d like to see the Pulišić-Füllkrug again and maybe give Leão some rest.
As for the regista position, anything that isn’t Modrić is basically a pick your poison situation.
Couldn’t agree more…
Loftus-Cheek is trying to look elegant… He often takes the ball with minimal movement… which disrupts the team’s play… We need to get rid of him soon… I agree that Fofana is a better choice…
Modric jashari rabiot then 65 minutes ricci for Modric no rlc or fofana this two useless do nothing
I don’t know why we keep playing this formation. We have the right players who brings the balance to play 433 and 4231. Play Leao Pulisic in their natural positions out wide with Füllkrug in the middle. Our new midfield is designed to cover an attack. We saw the change in the Como game.
Exactly my thoughts too.
Fofana and RLC, oh my gosh. It seems we always play 10 against 11. I pity rabbiot that he spends so much energy each match playing with such untalented pretenders