Tomorrow evening’s game against Sassuolo at San Siro will be a very important match for Stefano Pioli, who is under fire after the 2-2 draw against rock-bottom Salernitana.
According to what is being reported by Tuttosport (via MilanNews), Pioli will start from a disadvantage as the defensive department will again be in full emergency. Malick Thiaw, Pierre Kalulu and Fikayo Tomori – the top three in the centre-back hierarchies – will certainly be absent.
Although Jan-Carlo Simic gave positive sensations against Monza and also in Salerno, Pioli will rely on his ‘senators’ at least from the start. The paper states that Simon Kjaer and Theo Hernandez will be the pairing in the middle, leaving the left-back position to Alessandro Florenzi.
The right-back will obviously be Davide Calabria, all of which shows that – in such a delicate match – the Rossoneri coach seems determined to focus more on the experience of those he has known for longer, rather than on the freshness and enthusiasm of the young Simic.
Yesterday, however, good news arrived regarding the conditions of Luka Jovic , who is struggling with a bruised ankle suffered after a tackle from Gyomber in Salernitana-Milan. The Serbian striker, fresh from three goals in the last three league games, should return to training with the group today.
