AC Milan will have to shift focus from the Champions League for a short while as they will take on Bologna in the league this Saturday. Given the upcoming second leg against Napoli, rotation is expected.
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Pioli made five changes to the starting XI for the game against Empoli and it sort of backfired as Milan only got a 0-0 draw. On the other hand, one could argue the Rossoneri created enough chances to win the game.
According to MilanNews, it’s clear that the priority for Milan is to reach the Champions League semi-final, especially since their schedule in the league is much better than most of their rivals’ schedules. As such, rotation is expected again.
In defence, the likes of Alessandro Florenzi, Malick Thiaw and Pierre Kalulu are all keen on playing from start. Further up the pitch, Sandro Tonali is expected to get some rest after a great display, working extremely hard from start to finish.
Finally, there could be three changes in attack, with one of Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud keeping a spot in the XI. Charles De Ketelaere, Junior Messias, Divock Origi, Ante Rebic and Alexis Saelemaekers will be fighting for the three spots.
Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Kalulu, Thiaw, Hernandez; Bennacer, Krunic; Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere, Leao; Origi.
