Some surprise news has emerged on the day of AC Milan’s crucial home game against Juventus at San Siro as Stefano Pioli is set to make multiple changes.
According to a report from Calciomercato.com, Matteo Gabbia now appears likely to start over Sergino Dest who struggled against Chelsea, and that means Pierre Kalulu will shift across and take up the role of right-back.
While Pioli strongly defended Charles de Ketelaere in his pre-match press conference, the report claims that the Belgian will start from the bench to take a bit of the heat off and also allow him to catch his breath. Brahim Diaz should start for the first time since August 30, in the away match against Sassuolo.
The big news though is that Brahim might be asked to take up a wider area because of the ‘almost necessary shift towards a 4-3-3’ after the injuries to Messias and Saelemaekers. Tommaso Pobega is expected to line up alongside Sandro Tonali and Ismael Bennacer in the midfield to add some physicality and security.
