GdS: Okafor, Abraham, Gabbia – Fonseca to field ‘fourth version’ of Milan against Venezia | OneFootball

Paulo Fonseca has already been no stranger to bold selection choices in his brief time as AC Milan’s head coach, and he is expected to make further changes against Venezia tomorrow night.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) there will be five more changes, which practically half the team. Fonseca is continuing to search for the best formula for his Milan and, compared to the draw against Lazio, there will be changes in eery department.

It will be also be different team compared to the one seen in Parma and also to the XI that debuted against Torino which means four games and four different versions. The decisions this time are with an eye on the games against Liverpool and Inter, which are an early watershed for the Portuguese.

The main news concerns the attack where Tammy Abraham will get his first start for the club after arriving on deadline day, with Alvaro Morata back in full training but not fit enough to start so he will take a spot on the bench.

Rafael Leao will return on the left while on the other wing Noah Okafor is in a battle with Christian Pulisic and Samuel Chukwueze. The latter two are the natural right wingers, but both returned back late from international duty after long trips.

Emerson Royal and Theo Hernandez will be the full-backs, and then were arrive at more doubts in defence and midfield. Ismael Bennacer’s injury limits options, as does Yunus Musah’s long trip to represent the USA, so Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders should be the double pivot. Kevin Zeroli and Silvano Vos will be among the alternatives on the bench.

Malick Thiaw remains on the unavailable list after an ankle sprain, while Strahinja Pavlovic will get some rest before facing Mo Salah and Lautaro Martinez. Matteo Gabbia will play in his place in the centre, paired with Fikayo Tomori.