With Alvaro Morata injured, Paulo Fonseca faces his first difficult matchday decision for AC Milan – deciding who will lead the line, and currently, there are three leading options.
It is rather typical that the first signing of the Fonseca era has already become a victim of the Milan injury curse. However, the Rossoneri cannot afford to ponder over the injury and decisions must be made quickly about this weekend’s fixture.
Regardless of whether Morata was leading the line against Parma, there is a clear focus on improving after last weekend’s poor result against Torino, and Fonseca is in the process of deciding who will lead the squad in the Spaniard’s absence.
As Tuttosport (via Milan News) reports, three ideas are being analysed, and those are Luka Jovic, Noah Okafor and Rafael Leao.
Jovic is seen as the ‘natural replacement’, but he did not have the best season opener, at least compared to Okafor who rescued the result for the Rossoneri late on – would it be done at any other time with the Swissman?
However, choosing Okafor for the starting role could have a negative effect on the Serbian striker, and it would be, effectively ‘flunking’ the striker within two games.
An idea that is on the rise in Fonseca’s mind is Leao leading the line, as a false nine. The Portuguese star can be a threat centrally, and it would mean Okafor starting on the left. Finally, Camarda could be given the chance to feature, but whether it is the right time for him to make such an impact is unknown.