AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has named his starting line-up for the game against Fiorentina, and there are multiple changes compared to the team that beat Hellas Verona before the break.
Pioli has chosen a defensive quartet of Davide Calabria, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori and Alessandro Florenzi in front of Mike Maignan, with Theo Hernandez serving a one-game suspension.
The midfield double pivot is Ismael Bennacer and Tijjani Reijnders, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek playing further forward in a more attacking role.
Samuel Chukwueze and Rafael Leao will then occupy the two flanks, with Olivier Giroud once again the starting centre-forward. Christian Pulisic starts from the bench.
The likes of Matteo Gabbia, Yunus Musah, Noah Okafor, Luka Jovic and Pulisic will be able to lend a hand from the bench as well.
Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Florenzi; Bennacer, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.
Bench: Sportiello, Nava, Gabbia, Simic, Bartesaghi, Terracciano, Adli, Musah, Zeroli, Pulisic, Okafor, Jovic.
Official Fiorentina XI (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Duncan, Mandragora; Ikoné, Beltran, Kouame; Belotti.
Bench: Martinelli, Vannucchi; Comuzzo, Faraoni, Kayode, Parisi, Ranieri; Arthur, Barák, Castrovilli, Infantino, Lopez; González, Nzola, Sottil.
