AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli is expected to rotate the attacking department tonight in view of next Wednesday’s game against Napoli, a report claims.
According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews), Stefano Pioli intends to give Olivier Giroud a rest for the game tonight which means he should initially start on the bench against Empoli.
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The paper confirms that Divock Origi will play in his place given that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is absent due to a muscle problem at the moment. The Belgian must give positive signals after a disappointing few months so far at the club.
Origi arrived at Milan in the last summer transfer window on a free given his contract at Liverpool expired and he was meant to be a reliable rotation option and potentially even a starter. However, he has never really got going due to a combination of injuries and performances in which he far from impressed.
Anyone want to bet that Origi will score a hattrick? 😀
Had enough chances for the hattrick though… Too bad he can’t play the game at all.