Ruben Loftus-Cheek has failed a late fitness test and is now expected to miss the game against Fiorentina completely.
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On the eve of the game, it was already known that Massimiliano Allegri would have to deal with a swathe of injury issues. Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, Pervis Estupinan, Christopher Nkunku and Ardon Jashari will all be absent for various reasons.
Late last night, news broke claiming that Loftus-Cheek could also be forced to sit out of the fixture. He complained about some muscle discomfort in the final training session and it has been diagnosed as fatigue, with a late fitness test to come on the day of the game.
According to MilanNews, the Englishman is not even fit enough to take a spot on the bench, which suggests that the check-up this morning did not go well. In his place, Alexis Saelemaekers will operate behind Rafael Leao, and Zachary Athekame will come in at right-back.
Given that Milan had just 19 outfield players to begin the season, having six injuries at once is nothing short of a nightmare. Allegri spoke about there not being any excuses because he has ‘enough players’ to send out there, but it certainly compromises the plans.