AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has made multiple changes to his starting line-up for the game against Lazio compared to the team that beat Cagliari in midweek.
There are three alterations to the rearguard with Mike Maignan getting his spot back between the posts replacing Marco Sportiello, while Davide Calabria and Simon Kjaer come into the back four for Alessandro Florenzi and Malick Thiaw.
Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez keep their spots to complete the back four, while the midfield is the only untouched section as Yacine Adli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tijjani Reijnders all get the nod.
Olivier Giroud – celebrating his 37th birthday – is back in the front three as is Rafael Leao, with Christian Pulisic completing the attacking trident.
Official Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, Theo; Loftus-Cheek, Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Giroud, Leao.
Bench: Mirante, Sportiello; Bartesaghi, Florenzi, Pellegrino, Thiaw; Musah, Pobega, Romero; Chukwueze, Jovic, Okafor.
Official Lazio XI (4-3-3): Provedel; Marušić, Casale, Romagnoli, Hysaj; Guendouzi, Rovella, Luis Alberto; Zaccagni, Castellanos, Anderson.
Bench: Sepe, Mandas; Gila, Lazzari, Patric, Pellegrini; Cataldi, Kamada, Vecino; Immobile, Isaksen, Pedro.
Calabria is back 🤦🤦🤦
Adli masterclass incoming,
Big game! 2-1 Milan, book it!
Huge fan of Rovella though, hope he can develop into a crucial piece for the Nazionale.
Adli starts. Nice. For a moment I thought Pooli was going to pull the old Pioli and bench him lol
Let’s see what he’s able to do. Hoping he plays more secure and defends properly
Kjaer is close to retirement. He did his job. He should rest now.
Every time he has gotten the ball he tries a long pass and it hasn’t worked
I want us to win every game. But it is also true that we lack a style of play.
I think something is wrong with our coach with this lineup.
Spot on, Pioli clueless as always !!! 😭😭😭
Calabria is a liability in the back. Giroud has been awful. Florenzi in, okafor in and Chuckweze in. Out with Giroud, Calabria and Pulisic and their we go.
Nah, such a boring game, I am going to watch Liverpool-Spurs or Bayern-Leipzig now.
Reijnders should have scored that 🥺
Giroud is holding back our attack.. no control, no hold up, not good enough
Giroud’s passing has been sub par this match, mildly put. The more worrying thing is Ruben’s injury..
Goaaalll pulisic
Not Pobega smh
Why did he have to sub off Adil…. ?????
Chuck with the dribble and turnover.
He has the ability if he passes that first possession just a few seconds sooner.
Thank god for Leao