AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli is expected to stay loyal to the team he used throughout the majority of preseason for Monday’s season opener against Bologna.
According to what is being reported by Sky, Pioli will go with Mike Maignan in goal as expected with Malick Thiaw and Fikayo Tomori as the centre-back pairing and Theo Hernandez at left-back. The right-back is down as Pierre Kalulu, with Davide Calabria not at 100% after his muscle issue.
Rade Krunic will continue in his new-found role at the base of the new-look midfield three, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek ahead on his right and Tijjani Reijnders on his left as the two mezzali.
Moving to the front three, Christian Pulisic is expected to be preferred over Samuel Chukwueze on the right wing by virtue of having had more time with the group. Rafael Leao is down as the left winger, and Olivier Giroud up front.
Probable Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Loftus-Cheek, Krunic, Reijnders; Pulisic, Giroud, Leao.
