Official: AC Milan vs. Frosinone starting XIs – Pioli opts for intriguing defence

AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has named his starting line-up for the game against Frosinone at San Siro tonight, and it features a rather interesting defensive department.

Given the injury crisis in the centre-back department there had been reports claiming Jan-Carlo Simic would get his first ever Serie A start. However, Pioli has instead chosen to go with Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez and Alessandro Florenzi, with Theo playing centrally.

In midfield, Yunus Musah comes back into the side after being suspended against Dortmund and he is down as being on the right of the three, with Tijjani Reijnders in the middle and Ruben Loftus-Cheek the other mezzala.

The attack is stretched thin too with Leao, Okafor and Giroud all unavailable. Samuel Chukwueze starts on the right wing, Christian Pulisic on the left and Luka Jovic down the middle.

Official Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Hernandez, Florenzi; Musah, Reijnders, Loftus-Cheek; Chukwueze, Jovic, Pulisic.

Bench: Mirante, Nava, Simic, Jimenez, Krunic, Bennacer, Pobega, Adli, Chaka Traore, Romero, Camarda.

Official Frosinone XI (4-2-3-1): Turati; Monterisi, Okoli, Romagnoli, Oyono; Garritano, Barrenchechea; Soule, Reiner, Ibrahimovic; Cheddira.

Bench: Frattali, Cerofolini, Brescianini, Baez, Lulic, Pinto, Caso, Gelli, Garritano, Kvernadze, Vanzelli.