After playing with a 4-3-3 formation for the entire season, Stefano Pioli is set to revert to the formation which he knows the best by making a small change to the midfield.
According to what is being reported by Sky, Christian Pulisic was not called up due to the muscle strain he suffered against Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, and he will not even leave to play for the USA over the international break.
Samuel Chukwueze is just back from a hamstring injury and doesn’t have 90 minutes in his legs but he should start from first minute on the right wing over Noah Okafor. In midfield, Rade Krunic is the favourite over Yunus Musah.
The source claim that Mike Maignan will be in goal with Davide Calabria, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez the back four.
A double pivot of Krunic and Tijjani Reijnders will support Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao as the attacking trident behind the centre-forward Olivier Giroud.
Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Reijnders, Krunic; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.
Probable Lecce XI (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Pongracic, Gallo; Blin, Ramadani, Rafia; Almqvist, Krstovic, Strefezza.
