GdS: Predicted XIs for Milan vs. Inter – Leao as a striker, Musah on the wing | OneFootball

AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli is ready to choose a very bold starting line-up for the game against Inter at San Siro tonight, according to a report.

According to this morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Pioli will field what is the first choice defence in front of Mike Maignan, with Davide Calabria and Theo Hernandez the full-backs then Matteo Gabbia and Fikayo Tomori the centre-backs.

The midfield double pivot should be the rather interesting combination of Yacine Adli and Tijjani Reijnders, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek acting ahead of them as the playmaker.

The big changes come in the attacking department, with Christian Pulisic expected to be diverted to the left wing and Yunus Musah on the right side, with Rafael Leao the centre-forward.

It is certainly a bold choice, and one that means that the likes of Ismael Bennacer, Olivier Giroud, Samuel Chukwueze, Noah Okafor and Luka Jovic should be present on the bench.

There are no surprises for Inter and their 3-5-2 system, with Pavard-Acerbi-Bastoni the three-man defence in front of Sommer, then Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco across the midfield, and finally Thuram and Lautaro up front.

Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo; Adli, Reijnders; Musah, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic; Leao.

Predicted Inter XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez.