AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli is seriously considering starting Rafael Leao on the bench against Inter tonight, according to a report.
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According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pioli has in mind a ‘revolution’ both in tactical terms and in terms of the personnale that he picks. The biggest indiscretion is that he could name a starting line-up that does not include Rafael Leao for the second game in a row.
The Portuguese has struggled a lot lately in terms of form but he is still one of the few men capable of deciding a game, just as he did with his brace in the last league derby between the two sides.
That move would facilitate the shift to a three-man defence, more specifically a 3-5-2 that would see Divock Origi next to Olivier Giroud in attack, Davide Calabria and Theo Hernandez as the wing-back, with Junior Messias, Sandro Tonali and Rade Krunic in the midfield and Pierre Kalulu, Simon Kjaer and Matteo Gabbia in defense.
Calabria could also be part of the three-man defence which would then mean Alexis Saelemaekers as the wing-back. Pioli is having his final tactical reflections before a decision is made.
