How Milan could line up against Napoli – multiple battles to decide

AC Milan will be up against Napoli on Tuesday evening and due to some heavy absences, Paulo Fonseca will be forced to some starting XI changes. So, how could the Rossoneri line up for the game? 

Theo Hernandez and Tijjani Reijnders are both suspended and will thus miss out, while it was confirmed today that Matteo Gabbia is struggling with an injury. Tammy Abraham and Luka Jovic, meanwhile, are both training individually.

In defence, Davide Calabria has recovered and could get the chance from start, especially since Emerson Royal has played a lot lately. Fikayo Tomori seems to be the only certain centre-back, while Malick Thiaw and Strahinja Pavlovic will battle it out for the next spot.

Further up the pitch, Youssouf Fofana is certain to start and it seems like Yunus Musah will accompany him in the tandem. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also battling out for a starting spot but if he were to get the nod, it will most likely be in the No.10 role.

Finally, Noah Okafor is in much better form than Rafael Leao but the latter is keen on getting a starting spot. Christian Pulisic and Alvaro Morata are certain to start, while Samuel Chukwueze is going up against Loftus-Cheek.

The battles: Calabria-Emerson, Thiaw-Pavlovic, Loftus-Cheek-Chukwueze, Okafor-Leao.

Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Terracciano; Fofana, Musah; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata.