Official: AC Milan vs. Red Star starting XIs – two changes from Atalanta loss | OneFootball

AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has named the team that will take to the field against Red Star, with no real surprises.

Milan have won their last three in the Champions League to begin climbing up the table after two losses to start the campaign, but tonight’s game against the Serbian champions will not be easy given their form.

Fonseca will have a bit of a depleted attack for the game, with Christian Pulisic and Noah Okafor joining Alessandro Florenzi, Ismael Bennacer and Luka Jovic as unavailable players due to injury.

Official starting line-ups

The biggest question mark coming into the game was how to replace Pulisic, and the answer was confirmed by the coach yesterday: with Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

The Englishman will play behind Alvaro Morata, flanked by Yunus Musah to the right and Rafael Leao to the left. Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders remain the midfield double pivot.

Davide Calabria comes back into the side at right-back with Theo Hernandez on the other flank. Matteo Gabbia and Malick Thiaw are the centre-back pairing ahead of Mike Maignan in goal.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Gabbia, Theo; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata.

Bench: Sportiello, Torriani, Chukwueze, Emerson Royal, Tomori, Pavlovic, Terracciano, Camarda, Abraham.

Official Red Star XI (4-2-3-1): Gutesa; Mimovic, Spajic, Djiga, Seol; Elsnik, Krunic; Silas, Maksimovic, Felicio Milson; Ndiaye.

Bench: M. Ilic, Glazer, Ivanic, Kanga, Katai, Bruno Duarte, Dalcio Gomes, Rodic, Lekovic, L. Ilic, Drkusic, Radonjic.