Official: AC Milan vs. Atalanta starting XIs – four changes from Rennes loss | OneFootball

AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has chosen his starting line-up for the game against Atalanta, and there are a few changes from the defeat to Rennes in midweek.

Milan will be without Tommaso Pobega and Fikayo Tomori for the game as they continue their recoveries, while Luka Jovic is suspended and Mattia Caldara will also not be present.

Pioli has named a back four of Alessandro Florenzi, Malick Thiaw, Matteo Gabbia and Theo Hernandez in front of Mike Maignan, meaning Simon Kjaer drops to the bench.

In midfield, Yacine Adli and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have come back into the team with the latter in a more advanced role and the former partnering Ismael Bennacer in the double pivot. Yunus Musah and Tijjani Reijnders start on the bench.

Christian Pulisic will take up a spot on the right wing once again, with Rafael Leao on the left side and Olivier Giroud up front given Jovic is suspended.

In case you missed it, we picked out some of the key battles that will play a big role in the result.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Thiaw, Gabbia, Hernandez; Bennacer, Adli; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.

Bench: Sportiello, Mirante, Kjaer, Kalulu, Calabria, Jimenez, Terracciano, Musah, Reijnders, Okafor, Chukwueze.

Official Atalanta XI (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Holm, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Miranchuk, De Ketelaere.

Bench: Musso, Rossi, Bakker, Toloi, Hien, Palomino, Hateboer, Zappacosta, Adopo, Pasalic, Lookman, Scamacca, Tourè.

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