AC Milan will look for their third successive Serie A win against Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday night as they continue their attempts to shorten the gap between themselves and the league leaders.
Given Milan’s current injury issues, the defence will be unchanged from the victory against Frosinone, MilanNews reports. The Rossoneri were unlucky to concede on the evening, but given this was a fault in communication rather than a mistake, there is no need to consider changes. Even more so due to the revelation of Theo Hernandez centrally.
Pioli will opt for the 4-3-3 once again for the clash, meaning that Ruben Loftus-Cheek will play as an ‘8’ instead of an attacking midfielder. Tijjani Reijnders seems to be a guarantee alongside the Englishman as Pioli looks to solidify a midfield core. Yunus Musah will complete the trio.
The wings are concrete. Christian Pulisic and Samuel Chukwueze will continue on their favoured side, either side of Olivier Giroud – who will return to take the starting striker shirt ahead of Luka Jovic. Whilst the Serbian has impressed, he will not be favoured ahead of the veteran, even after scoring his first Rossoneri goal against Frosinone.
Probable Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Hernandez, Florenzi; Reijnders, Musah, Loftus-Cheek; Chukwueze, Giroud, Pulisic.
Bench: Mirante, Nava; Bartesaghi, Simic, Jimenez, Krunic, Bennacer, Pobega, Adli, Chaka Traore, Romero, Jovic, Camarda.
One yellow card from suspension: Musah.
Injured: Sportiello, Kalulu, Kjaer, Thiaw, Pellegrino, Caldara, Leao, Okafor.
