MN: Three-way race for the final spot in Milan’s midfield against Inter | OneFootball

Stefano Pioli hasn’t decided AC Milan’s starting XI in full for tomorrow’s clash against Inter, but he has narrowed down the final position to three candidates. Junior Messias, for now, is the favourite.

The manager will field a 4-3-3 formation tomorrow rather than the usual 4-2-3-1; a change prompted by Milan’s horrible defensive record in the last few games. In the last three outings, they have conceded a whopping 12 (!) goals.

According to MilanNews, Rade Krunic and Sandro Tonali are both certain to play from the first minute in the midfield. As things stand, they will be joined by Junior Messias (40% chance). But Tommaso Pobega (30%) and Aster Vranckx (30%) are also in the running.

If Messias were to start, then one can only imagine that Pioli has a tactical idea behind the position. Inter will hardly be surprised by the selection if it happens, but perhaps they don’t know really how Milan intend to use the Brazilian.