With just three days to go until AC Milan’s crucial Serie A game against Napoli at San Siro, some team news is beginning to filter out from both camps.
According to what is being reported by Sky, Milan are likely to line up with a formation consisting of Mike Maignan in goal and a back four of Alessandro Florenzi, Fikayo Tomori, Alessio Romagnoli and Theo Hernandez from right to left.
The midfield double pivot is expected to return to being Franck Kessie and Sandro Tonali, with an attacking trident of Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz and Rade Krunic behind the centre-forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Tomori, Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Tonali, Kessie; Saelemaekers, Diaz, Krunic; Ibrahimovic.
Napoli meanwhile are expected to line up with Ospina in goal, a back four of Di Lorenzi, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus and Mario Rui, a double pivot of Demme and Zielinski, then Politano, Ounas and Elmas supporting striker Dries Mertens.
Probable Napoli XI (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Di Lorenzi, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Demme, Zielinski; Politano, Ounas, Elmas; Mertens.