AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri has apparently settled on the team that he will field against Udinese tonight.
It is an early-season battle between fourth and fifth in the table at the Bluenergy Stadium, highlighting how Milan will have to be at their best to continue their positive response after losing to Cremonese.
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Udinese vs. Milan: Predicted XIs
As has been previously confirmed by the head coach, Leao will miss the game as he continues to recover from a calf problem, and he is targeting the Napoli match next weekend. Mike Maignan will also be out with an injury to the same muscle.
So, La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Pietro Terracciano will come in to replace the Frenchman between the posts. Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia (who should be the captain) and Strahinja Pavlovic are expected to be the back three.
Alexis Saelemaekers and Pervis Estupinan are down as the wing-backs either side of a midfield trio of Youssouf Fofana, Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot. Santiago Gimenez and Christian Pulisic are tipped to lead the line as the front two.
The likes of Koni De Winter, Samuele Ricci, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christopher Nkunku are all available to lend a hand off the bench. Speaking of which, Allegri will not be in the dug-out as he serves a one-match ban after getting sent off against Bologna.
Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Terracciano; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Estupinan; Gimenez, Pulisic.
Predicted Udinese XI (3-5-2): Sava; Bertola, Kristensen, Solet; Ehizibue, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Atta, Kamara; Davis, Bravo.
ℹ️ The predicted XIs for #UdineseMilan, according to @Gazzetta_it.
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Congratulations Sempre Milan. You actually got the predicted line-up to match the content in the rest of the article.
Yesterday you failed that step 3 times.
Santi actually had a decent game last weekend, except for the two goals he should have put in. It is a big “except”, a huge one, I acknowledge. But it at least gives some hope for the future. His movement and work rate were great, but he was betrayed by his first touch and lack of confidence
Remember Charlie De Cat-Lair. He also struggled to find a goal in the first season.
Yep. Although in my eyes he’s still a decent player, but nothing more
Ricci of course is not starting…
Hey at least RLC is not starting so that is something i guess
You are aware that Milan won their last 2 games with RLC starting…? And he played well in both matches. Probably why Allegri keeps playing him? And his good form has got him a call up to the England squad. Why don’t you like him?
He does not make him self available enough in build up play and also defensively have not seen much. He can dribble and run but that’s about it unfortunately. Ricci can do everything that he does better imo he’s just not that physical but we need the ballers on the field.
He is not consistent and he severely lacks technique for the position he is supposed to be natural at, he also gets injured quite often. And i don’t consider him man enough to play at highest level with that scaped beard and two last names, i think he belongs to a fashion show and not a football pitch
Fofana again, what does he do?
He will fail to make great ticki tacka plays with amazing Saladmakers as always.
He made a goal at last