Sky: Musah preferred to Jimenez for Juventus-Milan clash – the latest | OneFootball

AC Milan are going to be without Christian Pulisic against Juventus, but an American will start on the right nevertheless.

In his press conference earlier today, Sergio Conceicao spoke very clearly about Christian Pulisic’s condition, stating that the winger would not play, rather than attempting a bluff. The winger has been struggling and only returned to training today, so he deemed it was not worth the risk.

For this reason, Alex Jimenez was expected to lead the side forward on the right, given he has often been deployed in a more advanced position recently, but it seems that Conceicao has a different plan in mind for the Juventus clash.

Instead of Jimenez, it will be Yunus Musah, as Sky (via Milan News) suggests, who has been quite hit and miss this season, and considering how he is not as ‘attacking’ as Jimenez, it is certainly a decision that can be scrutinised.

Through the season, the American has often been described as the ‘defensive’ option for the right-hand side, and with Weston McKennie set to start at left-back for the Bianconeri, it would be imagined that the Rossoneri target that position.

The decision was made after today’s training session at Milanello, so Musah must take his chance to prove himself, especially with Samuel Chukwueze returning shortly.