AC Milan vs. Cremonese: Live updates and commentary from the Serie A opener

Gazzetta dello Sport stated this morning that Modric was in pole position for a starting spot, ahead of Samuele Ricci, and this has now been confirmed. The Croatian veteran will be playing in the holding midfield role and tonight, his passing could be crucial to break down Cremonese.

There are no surprises apart from that, with Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez teaming up in attack. That is mainly due to Rafael Leao’s calf injury, but the duo also combined well for one of the goals against Bari.

Official Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Fofana, Estupinan; Gimenez, Pulisic.

Bench: Pittarella, Terracciano; Athekame, Bartesaghi, De Winter, Jiménez; Jashari, Musah, Ricci; Chukwueze.

Official Cremonese XI (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Zerbin, Collocolo, Grassi, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Okereke, Bonazzoli.

Bench: Nava, Silvestri; Ceccherini, Folino, Floriani Mussolini, Sernicola; Bondo, Castagnetti, Lordkipanidze, Payero; De Luca, Sanabria.