Tommaso Pobega is expected to play from start in AC Milan’s Champions League opener against Newcastle tomorrow evening. It will be the midfielder’s first start of the season, with a total of three XI changes planned.
Milan need to bounce back following the derby defeat against Inter and Stefano Pioli is expected to make three changes to the starting XI. According to Sky Italia, Pobega will be one of the changes, set to replace Tijjani Reijnders.
Fikayo Tomori is back from his suspension and will also play from the first minute, replacing Simon Kjaer who played the entire derby at the weekend. Furthermore, Samuel Chukwueze is set to replace Christian Pulisic on the right flank.
Probable Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Theo; Loftus-Cheek, Krunic, Pobega; Chukwueze, Giroud, Leao.
The game is scheduled for 18:45 CEST and it should be a great atmosphere underneath the floodlights at San Siro. As said, Pioli’s men really need to bounce back from the disaster against Inter with a win against the English side.
