Serie A: Empoli vs Milan – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV | OneFootball

Joao Felix is expected to start his first game for Milan while Santiago Gimenez, Tijjani Reijnders and Rafael Leao will initially go on the bench against Empoli.

It kicks off at 18:00 CET (17:00 GMT) at the Stadio Castellani Computer Gross Arena in Empoli.

The Rossoneri beat Roma in Coppa Italia on Wednesday and will play again in the Champions League against Feyenoord next week; therefore, Sergio Conceiçao is expected to rotate his squad.

New signings Riccardo Sottil and Joao Felix are expected to start for the first time in a Rossoneri squad. Both debuted against Roma earlier this week and the Portuguese on loan from Chelsea even scored a goal in his first appearance.

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According to several sources, including Gazzetta and Fantacalcio, Conceiçao will rest Tijjani Reijnders, Leao, and Gimenez and choose a 4-4-2 formation with Sottil and Pulisic on the wings.

Matteo Gabbia and Malick Thiaw are expected to start at centre-back. New signing Warrne Bondo is still unavailable, as are Luka Jovic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Alessandro Florenzi.

Ardian Ismajli and Jacopo Fazzini are unavailable for Empoli, while Youssef Maleh is suspended.

The Tuscans have earned just eight points at home this season and will look to Sebastiano Esposito and Lorenzo Colombo in attack.

Empoli vs Milan where to watch on TV

The match will be available for live streaming on OneFootball and Paramount+ in the USA. If you are in Italy you’ll need a DAZN subscription to watch the game live.

Empoli vs Milan – probable line-ups

Empoli (3-5-2): Vasquez; Goglichidze, Viti, De Sciglio; Gyasi, Henderson, Grassi, Cacace, Pezzella; Esposito, Colombo.

Milan (4-4-2): Maignan; Walker, Gabbia, Thiaw, T. Hernandez; Musah, Fofana; Pulisic, Joao Felix, Sottil; Abraham.