Official: AC Milan vs. Bologna starting XIs – two changes from Friday’s win | OneFootball

AC Milan head coach Sergio Conceicao has made two changes to the team that beat Bologna on Friday night for the Coppa Italia Final.

It always seemed like Milan were more likely to attack the games with the same XI, or at least near enough, and this much have proved true, with Conceicao being forced into a change on Friday night.

The gamble paid off in Serie A, with the Rossoneri picking up a vital three points, which could help them get into Europe via the league, which has seemed like a difficulty for some time. Whether it will have an impact here though will be seen this evening.

AC Milan vs. Bologna: Official starting XIs

We have seen a more consistent team in place now in the past few weeks, and Conceicao has not strayed from his ways, keeping the system and almost all of his personnel the same. At the back, Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic retain their places, with Alex Jimenez and Theo Hernandez on the flank.

The questioned Youssouf Fofana returns to the starting XI after getting back to full fitness and he will partner Tijjani Reijnders. Leading the line will be the same trio as Conceicao has normally relied; Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao (who returns) and Luka Jovic.

Other big news comes from the bench with Emerson Royal chosen in a match day squad for the first time since January.

Official Milan XI (3-4-3): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Jimenez, Fofana, Reijnders, Theo; Pulisic, Jovic, Leao.

Bench:Torriani, Sportiello, Thiaw, Walker, Emerson Royal, Bartesaghi, Florenzi, Terracciano, Musah, Loftus-Cheek, Chukwueze, Joao Felix, Abraham, Gimenez, Camarda.

Official Bologna XI (4-2-3-1):Skorupski; Holm, Lucumi, Beukema, Miranda; Ferguson, Freuler; Orsolini, Fabbian, Ndoye; Castro.

Bench: Bagnolini, Ravaglia, Erlic, Moro, Calabria, Casale, El Azzouzi, Pobega, Aebischer, Odgaard, Lykogiannis, Dalling, Cambiaghi, De Silversti, Dominguez.