AC Milan will face Lazio away from home tomorrow evening and as was revealed by Stefano Pioli earlier today, Ismael Bennacer will miss out on the clash. As a result, there will be some changes to the XI.
Without Bennacer, Franck Kessie will move back to the midfield tandem and start alongside Sandro Tonali. Brahim Diaz will start in the No.10 role and it will be a big chance for him. As per MilanNews, this is one of two changes.
In addition to Diaz, Junior Messias is also expected to get the chance from start as he’s currently ahead of Saelemaekers (60-40). It makes sense given Saelemaekers’ struggles lately, but one wonders if consistency could have helped the Belgian.
With just five games left of the season, Pioli has no time to hand out starting spots to those who don’t deserve to start, hence the decision to start Messias. As for the rest, the XI will be the same as we saw against Inter.
Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo; Tonali, Kessie; Messias, Brahim Diaz, Leao; Giroud.
