Massimiliano Allegri has named his starting XI for tonight’s game between AC Milan and Napoli, making one change compared to the win against Torino.
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It’s a big one for Milan and Napoli tonight as just one point separates them in the standings. Whoever wins, as such, will be in second place at the end of the night. While top four is the most important thing, the final position also makes a financial difference.
Due to a restriction on fans who are from Lombardy, there will only be about a thousand Rossoneri supporters in the stadium for the game. It’s a whole lot better than nothing, though, and the players will be able to greet them beforehand.
Napoli vs. AC Milan: Official starting XIs
Speaking of the players, Allegri has decided to make one change to the starting eleven. The defence and midfield departments are exactly the same as against Torino, but the attack is very different: Niclas Füllkrug and Christopher Nkunku are both starting.
It’s their first time starting together and it will be very interesting to see what they can do. Rafael Leao, who has just returned from injury, as well as Christian Pulisic will be ready off the bench if needed. The American only returned from international duty on Friday, so that’s likely why he isn’t starting.
As for Napoli, they have some heavy absences as the likes of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, David Neres, and Rasmus Hojlund have been ruled out. The striker was expected to start but as revealed this afternoon, a stomach bug forced him to withdraw.
Official Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Füllkrug, Nkunku.
Bench: Terracciano, Torriani; Athekame, Estupinan, Odogu; Jashari, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, Ricci; Gimenez, Leao.
Official Napoli XI (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Juan Jesus, Buongiorno, Olivera; Guiterrez, Anguissa, Lobotka, Spinazzola; De Bruyne, McTominay; Giovane.
Bench: Contini, Meret; Beukema, Mazzocchi; Gilmour, Elmas; Alisson, Politano.