Official: AC Milan vs. Inter starting XIs – three changes from Dinamo defeat | OneFootball

Sergio Conceicao has named his starting XI for the game between AC Milan and Inter this evening. As expected, the manager has made three changes due to some absences, including the suspended Youssouf Fofana.

The likes of Matteo Gabbia, Alvaro Morata and Fofana played from start in Milan’s defeat against Dinamo Zagreb mid-week. The Italian suffered a blow in that game and has only just recovered for tonight’s clash, while Morata has flown to Istanbul to join Galatasaray.

In other words, the three changes made to the XI for tonight’s game were all expected. Ismael Bennacer is replacing Fofana in the middle, while Kyle Walker is making his debut for the Rossoneri. Up front, Tammy Abraham is the starting striker.

As for Inter, Hakan Calhanoglu was a big doubt for this game but as expected, he’s playing from start for Inter. This is obviously a big boost for Simone Inzaghi as the alternative would have been Kristjan Asllani, who doesn’t have the same quality.

The starting XIs

Official Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Walker, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Musah, Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Abraham, Leao.

Bench: Sportiello, Torriani; Bartesaghi, Gabbia, Jiménez, Terracciano, Thiaw; Zeroli; Camarda, Chukwueze, Jović, Okafor.

Official Inter XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, de Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu/Asllani, Mkhitaryan; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.

Bench: Calligaris, J. Martínez; Acerbi, Bisseck, C. Augusto, Darmian; Asllani, Frattesi, Zalewski, Zieliński; Arnautović, De Pieri, Taremi.