Official: Inter vs. AC Milan starting XIs – one change from Juventus win | OneFootball

AC Milan head coach Sergio Conceicao has named his starting line-up for the Supercoppa Italiana final against Inter, with one change from the Juventus game.

In his pre-match press conference, Conceicao did admit that Milan have four or five players that are not in the best condition which certainly adds to the selection quandaries he has had to answer in training.

The official starting XIs

Rafael Leao was never expected to start the game but he has made the bench. The forward options remain limited given that Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze all remained in Italy as they continue their recoveries after quite major problems.

Conceicao has named very close to the same team that he did for the 2-1 win against Juventus, in which second-half changes made a big difference and sparked a comeback.

Yunus Musah has come into the side in Ismael Bennacer’s place after a good impact off the bench on Friday. He joins Tijjani Reijnders and Youssouf Fofana in what could be a three-man midfield, or may see the Dutchman more advanced.

The rearguard of Mike Maignan in goal plus Emerson Royal, Fikayo Tomori, Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernandez as the back four remains the same from Friday’s comeback victory.

In attack, Christian Pulisic and Alex Jimenez will remain as the wingers though it remains to be seen who takes which flank. The American and the Spaniard will be either side of Alvaro Morata either way.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Tomori, Thiaw, Theo; Musah, Fofana; Jimenez, Reijnders, Pulisic; Morata.

Bench: Sportiello, Calabria, Bennacer, Loftus-Cheek, Jovic, Leao, Zeroli, Pavlovic, Bartesaghi, Terracciano, Gabbia, Vos, Traoré, Camarda, Abraham.

Official Inter XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Taremi, Lautaro Martinez.

Bench: Josep Martinez, Calligaris, Zielinski, Arnautovic, Thuram, Correa, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Darmian, Palacios, Aidoo, Alexiou, Berenbruch.