Football Italia
·6 December 2024
In partnership with
Yahoo sportsFootball Italia
·6 December 2024
Milan visit Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium this evening, with top Serie A goalscorer Mateo Retegui expected to start on the bench.
It kicks off at 20:45 CET (18: 45 GMT) at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
A win would allow Atalanta to jump to the top of the Serie A table before Napoli’s home game against Lazio on Sunday. At the same time, Milan will be pushing for a much-needed victory to move closer to the top four.
Juan Cuadrado, Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Zappacosta are unavailable for Atalanta.
epa11742487 Mateo Retegui (ATA) scores his side’s fourth goal beside Mohamed Ali Camara (YB), right, and Sandro Lauper (YB) during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Switzerland’s BSC Young Boys and Italy’s Atalanta Bergamo, at the Wankdorf stadium in Bern, Switzerland, 26 November 2024. EPA-EFE/PETER KLAUNZER
Isak Hien is favourite over Berat Djimsiti, while Mario Pasalic will start as an attacking midfielder behind Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere.
Multiple sources, including Sky Sport Italia, claim Retegui will initially go on the bench to rest ahead of next week’s Champions League game against Real Madrid.
Milan are without the injured Alessandro Florenzi, Luka Jovic and Ismael Bennacer.
As confirmed by Paulo Fonseca on Thursday, Yunus Musah will start as a right winger for the Rossoneri.
Malick Thiaw and Matteo Gabbia will return to the central defence, and the same is true of Alvaro Morata in the attack.
The Gewiss Stadium showdown will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and OneFootball. Calcio fans in the USA can stream it live on Paramount+. If you are in Italy, you can watch it live on DAZN, Sky Sport Italia or NowTV.
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic; De Ketelaere, Lookman.
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Thiaw, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, Pulisic, Leao; Morata.