AC Milan head coach Sergio Conceicao has named his starting line-up for the game against Como, and there are changes from the side that drew with Cagliari.
Milan have to put things right against Como tonight after dropping points against a Cagliari side who sit inside the relegation places, leaving Conceicao frustrated in particular with the tempo that his side played at.
Cesc Fabregas’ Como are also struggling after returning to the top flight following a 21-year hiatus as they sit just one point above the drop zone, though they have spent €30m this January already.
The official starting XIs
It was already known that Alessandro Florenzi, Samuel Chukwueze and Ruben Loftus-Cheek would be out due to injury, while Noah Okafor’s move to RB Leipzig has collapsed but he won’t be available either.
Conceicao has gone for what looks to be a 4-3-3 system on paper with Emerson Royal, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez as the defensive line in front of Mike Maignan.
The midfield three are Ismael Bennacer, Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders, with Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao flanking Alvaro Morata in attack.
The two changes from the Cagliari draw therefore include Emerson – who celebrates his 26th birthday today – coming in for Davide Calabria, then Bennacer for Yunus Musah.
Official Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan, Emerson, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Morata, Leao.
Bench: Sportiello, Torriani, Jimenez, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Calabria, Terracciano, Musah, Omoregbe, Abraham, Camarda.
Official Como XI (3-4-2-1): Butez; Goldaniga, Dossena, Kempf; Van der Brempt, Engelhardt, Da Cunha, Fadera; Strefezza, Diao; Cutrone.
Bench: Audero, Reina, Kone, Iovine, Gabrielloni, Belotti, Ozilio, Braunoder, Perrone, Mazzitelli, Razi, Chinetti, Paz, Caqueret, Verdi.
Emerson? Why?
Maybe because the coach liked him the most out of our RBs?
WHYY?
Maybe it’s a birthday gift!
I thought about that
Bennacer Not that good
We need these points. Come on boys.
I had thought S.C. would play Terraciano or Jimenez at RB more. Guess he’s sticking with Emerson.
And why has he dropped Gabbia ? Anyone?
I’d play any of Calabria, Florenzi, Terraciano, Musah, Jimenez, Tomori at RB over that utter fraud.
If all of them were injured I’d put Sportiello or heck just play with 10, it would be better
Sounds like completely unbiased reasonable thinking.
Except that utter fraud leads the team in tackles, clearances and interceptions. But you are never one to let facts get in the way of your brilliant opinion.
What bias?
The bias i want a capable player.
Are you actually watching the game?
Como should be winning we are lucky not to be behind and as usual Emerson is the worst player on the pitch.
Id also prefer we had a better striker than Morata but at least he can actually kick the ball to a team mate
Lol Emerfu getting roasted by his Fathera 🤣🤣🤣
Ignore him. He’s literally a cardinale shill who’s defended the emerson signing since day 1. He hates on every other player who plays the position cuz he’s desperate to convince ppl emersonnis a good signing. Sad really
And the Emerson meat riders is back. Do you ever get tired of desperately trying to defend this waste of money? Seriously, it’s just sad at this point
I have a strong belief if Terra would be given a proper chance at his original position he’s gonna shine. Milan lately are fond of killing player confidence (if not career entirely) by playing them out of position and expecting they shine
The choices have been made by SC and kickoff is 21 minutes away. Time to stop whinging and get behind the team!
Milan, 4-1, with SOMEONE (CP, Leao, whomever) bagging a brace.
Best regards to all!
Gabbia has done nothing wrong, our best and most consistent defender all year, yet is dropped for Tomori who as we all know has not been the best since 2022 ?? Baffling decision, I can only imagine it is because he is italian and a youth product and we all know this modern Milan Hates Italians and youth products, sad times indeed, a team of foreigners with no connection to the badge, history or country, no wonder there is no grinta shown by this bunch of random imports, oh well…..can’t change the team you support so just have to accept it is what it is, SMH
It’s sad that Gabbia has to keep proving himself over and over. I believe Tomori is still the best CB we have,(wouldn’t mind selling him though), just a bit of drop in form. But come one, Gabbia has to be far better than Thiaw right ?
Would leave the club if I were him. Atalanta, Napoli, Lazio, Roma …….?
Can’t wait for the day when we’re confident of a win again going in to games against the likes of Cagliari or Como…
Very good starting line up imo. Though I’d rest one of Reijnders Fofana for Musah. Have never minded much between Royal and Calabria.
If we can execute a 4-3-3 well it is a very efficient formation.
Go for the win guys.
Come on boys. Let’s go! Emerson to score as that’s how the universe rewards us lol 😂😂😂
Or more likely Cutrone..
Yeah, the jinx with our former players
Good ol’ Cutrone! No pace but positions brilliantly. He’s actually like Inzaghi in many ways.. unfortunately those sorts of strikers don’t get to see daylight in this modern age of football but I like them. It shows things beyond just physical traits
Reijnders should’ve burried that chance instead of acting so nonschalant on the ball.
Quite honestly, this is more garbage
Horrible. Lucky not to be behind
Worst game of the season so far
The only thing worse than Emerson’s first touch is his second.
What an awful first half..misplace passes, wasted chances..morata keeps falling, bennacer gets past too easily, plus useless emerson smh..we would be lucky if we can win this game
Bennacer is the only outstanding player in that midfield, come to get the ball keeping the tempo, but morata , pulisic and rejiners are trash rubbish gosh
How Emerson and tomori keep starting is insanity
Well…..ummmm….let’s hope we play a big team next. We’ll win for sure. Oh Juve? Perfect lol 😂
Nothing good will ever comes out of Morata and Emerson. I still wonder why Conceicao is still sticking to Emerson and Morata. Calabria won the man of the match in our last game, so why is he on the bench? Camada is by 100 percent better than Morata who cannot complete a single pass in a game. I don’t know if the Milan’s coaches are given their set of line up.
Zlatan and Moncada should leave Milan immediately. They have destroyed the work of Maldini. How can a person of Zlatan, one of the Best strikers in the world would sign Morata, the most laziest and incomplete striker in Europe? So so annoying seeing this 2 in our lineup. The next thing you’ll see Abraham, another nonsense coming in. As for me Camada is the only striker we have.
Morata, rejiners and pulisic are trash in this match
How does it feel to be schooled by Como?
Mama mia
Other clubs have done January business already while we are thinking about it.
Despite the fact the problems and solutions are obvious.
We look like an eight place team if not worse
And they scored. It has been coming
Trash! Absolute Basura!
This is so piss poor – our passing is garbage – we look like a relegation unit..