Official: AC Milan vs. Roma starting XIs – two changes from Verona win | OneFootball

AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has named his starting line-up for the final time in 2024, making a couple of alterations to face Roma.

Milan will bring the calendar year to a close when they welcome the Giallorossi to San Siro, hoping to give a big home crowd something to celebrate after a rollercoaster 2024.

The official starting XIs

Milan will be without Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao, Yunus Musah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Noah Okafor, Luka Jovic and Alessandro Florenzi, who all miss out as they recover from injuries.

Fonseca has chosen to name a defensive department of Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernandez in front of the goalkeeper Mike Maignan, which has become his first choice.

The double pivot pairing of Filippo Terracciano and Youssouf Fofana remain after being used against Verona, with Tijjani Reijnders playing in an advanced midfield role.

The return of Theo at left-back and the other attacking absences mean that Alex Jimenez will be pushed up to play as the winger. Samuel Chukwueze will be on the other flank, and Alvaro Morata up front.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Gabbia, Thiaw, Theo; Fofana, Terracciano; Chukwueze, Reijnders, Jimenez; Morata.

Bench: Sportiello, Torriani, Calabria, Bennacer, Zeroli, Tomori, Liberali, Pavlovic, Bartesaghi, Camarda, Abraham.

Probable Roma XI (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, N’Dicka; Saelemaekers, Kone, Paredes, Angelino; Dybala, Pisilli; Dovbyk.

Bench: De Marzi, Marin, Pellegrini, Abdulhamid, Shomurodov, Soulé, Celik, Hermoso, Dahl, Le Fee, Baldanzi, Zalewski, Sangare, El Shaarawy.