Serie A line-ups: Monza vs. Milan | OneFootball

Milan leave Rafael Leao on the bench for the third game running, but Christian Pulisic, Theo Hernandez and Tijjani Reijnders return against Daniel Maldini’s Monza.

It kicks off at the U-Power Stadium at 19.45 GMT.

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The Rossoneri saw their crisis intensify with two defeats in the last three Serie A matches, falling to Fiorentina and Napoli.

Coach Paulo Fonseca resists criticism to again drop star man Leao to the bench in favour of Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze, moving Pulisic – who recovered from flu symptoms – into a trequartista role.

Theo Hernandez and Reijnders were suspended against Napoli, but are available again here, with Matteo Gabbia, Luka Jovic, Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi injured.

Filippo Terracciano gets a rare start to rest Emerson Royal, with Fikayo Tomori dropped again.

Monza’s midfielder Daniel Maldini during the Serie A soccer match Empoli FC vs AC Monza at Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli, Italy, 17 August 2024. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI

Monza have only one victory all season, 3-0 away to Verona, but did hold Roma and Inter to draws here.

Coach Alessandro Nesta is coming off a midweek 2-0 defeat to Atalanta, missing Stefano Sensi, Samuele Birindelli, Andrea Petagna and Alessio Cragno.

Daniel Maldini, son of former Milan director Paolo and a product of the Rossoneri youth academy, has shaken off a shoulder injury, while Warren Bondo returns from suspension.

Matteo Pessina is only fit for the bench after a knock.

Monza vs. Milan line-ups

Monza: Turati; Izzo, Marì, Carboni; Pereira, Bianco, Bondo, Kyriakopoulos; Maldini, Mota; Djuric

Milan: Maignan; Terracciano, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Okafor; Morata