GdS: Predicted XIs for Milan vs. Genoa – Okafor and Bennacer set for intriguing roles | OneFootball

AC Milan are back in action at San Siro on Sunday when they take on Genoa hoping to take another big step towards securing second place in the table.

La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Radio Rossonera) has some team news ahead of the game, one that will pit the soon to be ex-Milan manager Stefano Pioli against the former Rossoneri forward Gilardino, who returns to a stadium he has very fond memories of.

Mike Maignan remains injured for Milan so Marco Sportiello will be in goal. Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez return from suspension and will be straight back into the side, but Davide Calabria and Yunus Musah will be missing due to suspension.

Maignan is joined by Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tommaso Pobega and Luka Jovic in the treatment room as well, which means that Pioli’s choices are rather limited.

Alessandro Florenzi and Matteo Gabbia should complete the back four with Yacine Adli and Tijjani Reijnders in the midfield double pivot. Ismael Bennacer could return to operating in a more advanced role as he did late last season.

Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao keep their places on the right and left wing respectively, and the source has Noah Okafor down as the starting striker over the departing Olivier Giroud.

Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Florenzi, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Bennacer, Leao; Okafor.

Predicted Genoa XI (3-4-1-2): Martinez, Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez, Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj, Martin, Gudmundsson, Ekuban, Retegui