GdS: Pioli could drop Thiaw for second leg against Spurs – the latest

AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli has some selection dilemmas to resolve ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League last 16 second leg against Spurs.

According to what is being reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) this morning, Pioli will use the next couple of training sessions to make decision on the starting line-up that will be tasked with defending and possibly extending the 1-0 first leg lead.

One change could be in the three-man defence which seemed to be untouchable after the recent excellent results before the defeat against Fiorentina on Saturday night.

The paper states that Simon Kjaer could get his spot back in the centre of the trio in place of Malick Thiaw. The Dane was one of the best players on the pitch in the first leg, effectively nullifying the influence of Harry Kane, so Pioli could lean on his big game experience and start him in the English capital.