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·11 December 2024
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·11 December 2024
Ruben Loftus-Cheek will replace the injured Christian Pulisic for Milan in a Champions League match against Crvena Zvezda, while Davide Calabria is expected to start as a right-back.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (19:00 GMT) at San Siro.
Pulisic sustained a calf injury during the latest Serie A match against Atalanta and is expected to remain out of action for a few weeks.
The likes of Alessandro Florenzi, Ismael Bennacer and Noah Okafor are also unavailable for Milan. Luka Jovic is not on their UEFA list.
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 14: Ruben Loftus-Cheek of AC Milan competes for the ball with Gaetano Oristanio of Venezia FC during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Venezia at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 14, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Fonseca said on Tuesday that Loftus-Cheek would replace Pulisic as Milan’s attacking midfielder this evening.
Matteo Gabbia and Malick Thiaw will start as centre-backs, joining Calabria and Theo Hernandez in the Rossoneri’s defence.
Yunus Musah will likely start for the second time in a row as a right winger. Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders are irreplaceable in the middle of the park.
The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 5 in the UK and can be streamed on Paramount+ in the USA. If you are in Italy, you can watch the game live on Sky Sport Italia.
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Gabbia, Thiaw, Theo Hernandez; Reijnders, Fofana; Musah, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata.
Crvena Zvezda (4-2-3-1): Gutesa; Mimovic, Spajic, Djiga, Mimovic; Elsnik, Krunic; Mvumpa, Maksimovic, Milson; Ndiaye.