Massimiliano Allegri is eyeing quite a lot of changes to the starting eleven for Milan-Atalanta, looking to switch things up after a tough period.
Milan could miss out on the Champions League for next season. If you had uttered that sentence a month or so ago, it would have sounded like madness, but a total collapse has resulted in the Rossoneri losing ground.
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The gap is now just three points, meaning a win is desperately needed against Atalanta tomorrow. However, after the 2-0 defeat to Sassuolo, it’s clear that Allegri needs to change things up when it comes to the starting eleven.
Many changes expected
According to Sky Italia, the manager is set to make six (!) changes to the eleven. Normally, many would have complained about that being way too much rotation, but it’s not like it can get any worse in this situation.
Koni De Winter will replace the suspended Fikayo Tomori, while Davide Bartesaghi is back in top condition. In midfield, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Samuele Ricci both look set to get the chance, while the attack could consist of Santiago Gimenez and Christian Pulisic.
Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Gimenez.
Predicted bench: Terracciano, Pittarella, Odogu, Estupinan, Athekame, Jashari, Fofana, Leao, Nkunku, Füllkrug.
Injuries & suspensions: Modric, Tomori.
This midfield is crippled. We cannot carry the ball forward with this setup.
wishing the team the best, forzamilan
When you put Leao on bench, that’s the dead team.
Plutôt l’équipe sera libre de ses mouvements
Milan 2 Atalanta 1
I dont know how we will win when we have toxic atmosphere and this Furlani. With him and this owners we not anymore serious club. We only have history but present and future is dark