Serie A probable line-ups: Incl. Milan vs. Cagliari and Udinese vs. Atalanta | OneFootball

Four Serie A fixtures are in store across the day on Saturday, beginning with Empoli-Lecce and Udinese-Atalanta in the afternoon, the Derby della Mole between Torino and Juventus in the early evening and Milan-Cagliari for Sergio Conceicao’s first Serie A match in charge in the 19.45 kick-off slot.

Here are the probable line-ups for each of Saturday’s fixtures in Serie A.

The division’s joint-top goalscorer, Italy international Mateo Retegui, has not been called up for Atalanta’s game against Udinese due to a minor injury concern, so Gian Piero Gasperini will tweak his line-up slightly to include Lazar Samardzic, Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere in a front three.

Alexis Sanchez, meanwhile, is expected to start up top for the hosts.

Juventus will be without Dusan Vlahovic and Francisco Conceicao for Saturday’s derby away against Torino, with Nico Gonzalez the surprise candidate to start up front in the Serbian’s absence.

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Saturday will also bring Sergio Conceicao’s Serie A debut in charge of Milan. The Portuguese has already lifted his first trophy with the Rossoneri, coming from behind to beat both Juventus and Inter to win the Supercoppa Italiana in Riyadh last week.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JANUARY 06: Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates victory while wearing his winners medal following the Italian Super Cup Final between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Kingdom Arena on January 06, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

The headline news for Milan is that Rafael Leao looks set to return to the starting line-up. Conceicao looks like he will stick with a 4-2-3-1 system, similar to his predecessor Paulo Fonseca, with Christian Pulisic, Tijjani Reijnders and Alvaro Morata completing the attacking department.

Empoli vs. Lecce (14.00 GMT)

Empoli (3-4-2-1): Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Anjorin, Grassi, Pezzella; Esposito, Maleh; Colombo.

Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Dorgu; Coulibaly, Pierret, Kaba; Pierotti, Krstovic, Morente.

Udinese vs. Atalanta (14.00 GMT)

Udinese (3-5-2): Sava; Kristensen, Bjiol, Solet; Ehizibue, Lovric, Karlstrom, Payero, Zemura; Thauvin, Sanchez

Atalanta (3-4-3):  Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Samardzic, De Ketelaere, Lookman.

Torino vs. Juventus (17.00 GMT)

Torino (3-5-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Maripan, Coco; Lazaro, Vlasic, Ricci, Linetty, Sosa; Adams, Karamoh.

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona; Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie; Locatelli, Thuram; Yildiz, Koopmeiners, Mbangula; Nico Gonzalez.

Milan vs. Cagliari (19.45 GMT)

Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, T. Hernandez; Fofana, Musah; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Morata.

Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Caprile; Zappa, Wieteska, Luperto, Augello; Makoumbou, Adopo; Zortea, Viola, Felici; Piccoli.