AC Milan will return to Serie A motion tomorrow night as they welcome Empoli to San Siro, following Tuesday evening’s win within the Champions League.
Milan went into that match towards Slovan Bratislava beneath stress to carry out after being jeered off the sphere following the 0-0 draw towards Juventus. Regardless of three targets and three factors, the concerns haven’t subsided.
As an alternative, Paulo Fonseca’s facet demonstrated that as they conceded twice and ended up slender victors towards a facet that have been backside with zero factors, two targets scored and 15 conceded within the 4 video games prior.
The Milan vs. Empoli predicted XIs
Nonetheless, we transfer on to Saturday’s sport and La Gazzetta dello Sport’s predicted groups. Luka Jovic, Alessandro Florenzi and Ismael Bennacer are the recognized absentees on account of damage, with every recovering from surgical procedure.
The paper believes Mike Maignan may have a again 4 consisting of Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernandez forward of him, with no surprises to see Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders within the midfield.
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The assault ought to encompass Samuel Chukwueze on the fitting, Christian Pulisic down the center and Rafael Leao on the left because the trident behind the returning Alvaro Morata, who served a suspension in midweek.
Empoli in the meantime have some gamers to look out for, such because the ex-Milan duo Lorenzo Colombo and Pietro Pellegri in assault, Devis Vasquez in purpose and Giuseppe Pezzella because the left wing-back.
Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Thiaw, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leao; Morata.
Predicted Empoli XI (3-4-2-1): Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Henderson, Maleh, Pezzella; Colombo, Cacace; Pellegri.