"According to La Gazzetta dello Sport this morning, Milan will go with a three-man defence of Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead of the goalkeeper and captain Mike Maignan, given the absence of Gabbia. On the flanks it will be Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi. The former is fresh off a renewal signed until 2031 during the week, while the latter netted his first two goals for the senior side in the recent draw with Sassuolo."
"The midfield three should be Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot, with Christopher Nkunku and Christian Pulisic the pairing up front, and no natural striker to bring off the bench. Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Nkunku, Pulisic. Predicted Napoli XI (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Neres, Elmas; Hojlund."
Milan have multiple injuries ahead of the fixture, with Santiago Gimenez, Rafael Leao, Matteo Gabbia and Cheveyo Balentien all unavailable, leaving a bench filled with Milan Futuro players. Milan are expected to use a three-man defence of Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlovic with Mike Maignan in goal. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi will occupy the flanks, with Loftus-Cheek, Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot in midfield. Christopher Nkunku and Christian Pulisic are paired up front, leaving no natural striker among substitutes. Napoli are projected to line up 3-4-2-1 with Hojlund leading the attack.
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