Official: Roma vs. AC Milan starting XIs – seven changes from Sassuolo draw | OneFootball

AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli has named his starting line-up for tonight’s game against Roma, and it is no surprise to see there are several changes from the draw against Sassuolo.

A comeback is needed in the capital, but we start with the absentees. Milan will not have Simon Kjaer and Pierre Kalulu due to injury, while Tommaso Pobega is back training with the rest of the team but is not yet fit enough for the matchday squad.

Mike Maignan is back between the posts after missing the draw against Sassuolo due to fatigue. The back four in front of him is former by Davide Calabria and Theo Hernandez as the right and left-backs respectively, then Matteo Gabbia and Fikayo Tomori as the central defensive pairing.

The big change comes in midfield as Yunus Musah gets the nod over Tijjani Reijnders to partner Ismael Bennacer. Ruben Loftus-Cheek keeps his position as the attacking midfielder.

Christian Pulisic will start on the right, with Rafael Leao on the opposite flank and Olivier Giroud leading the line. The likes of Bennacer, Yacine Adli, Noah Okafor, Samuel Chukwueze and Luka Jovic can all come off the bench.

Four Rossoneri players are within a booking of a booking and could be disqualified either for the possible first leg semi-final or for the first European match next season: Maignan, Calabria, Musah and Leao. All four start.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo; Musah, Bennacer; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.

Bench: Sportiello, Nava, Adli, Reijnders, Jovic, Okafor, Chukwueze, Thiaw, Terracciano, Florenzi, Zeroli, Bartesaghi.

Official Roma XI (4-3-3): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola; Bove, Paredes, Pellegrini; El Shaarawy, Lukaku, Dybala.

Bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Karsdorp, Abraham, Llorente, Azmoun, Renato Sanches, Aouar, Baldanzi, Zalewski, Joao Costa, Angelino.