Official: Inter vs. AC Milan starting XIs – Kjaer in for suspended Tomori

AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has named the expected starting line-up for the derby against Inter, with just one change from the first three games of the season.

With Fikayo Tomori suspended and Pierre Kalulu injured, Simon Kjaer gets his first start of the season alongside Malick Thiaw at the heart of the defence. Mike Maignan is in goal, with Davide Calabria and Theo Hernandez the right-back and left-back.

In midfield it will be the same trio that have started all three games thus far with Rade Krunic between Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tijjani Reijnders as the two box-to-box players.

In attack, Christian Pulisic gets the nod on the right wing, with Rafael Leao on the left side and Olivier Giroud the centre-forward, having shrugged off a sprained ankle.

Official Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Kjaer, Theo Hernandez; Loftus-Cheek, Krunic, Reijnders; Pulisic, Giroud, Leao.

Bench: Mirante, Sportiello; Bartesaghi, Florenzi, Pellegrino; Adli, Musah, Pobega, Romero; Chukwueze, Jović, Okafor.

Official Inter XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Darmian, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.

Bench: Audero, Di Gennaro; Bisseck, Carlos Augusto, de Vrij, Pavard; Agoumé, Asllani, Cuadrado, Frattesi, Klaassen, Sensi; Arnautović, Sánchez.