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Ahead of the game against Roma, Massimiliano Allegri admitted that he doesn’t know exactly what to expect from fielding Rafael Leao and Christopher Nkunku together in attack.
Due to the injury crisis, Allegri has made several forced starting eleven decisions in the last few weeks. Tomorrow, as Milan will take on Roma, the manager will have to make at least one change compared to the eleven we saw against Atalanta mid-week.
Indeed, Santiago Gimenez has been more or less ruled out due to an ankle injury, which didn’t exactly come at a good time for the Mexican. As such, it will either be Christopher Nkunku or Ruben Loftus-Cheek alongside Rafael Leao in attack.
A new attacking duo
During his pre-match press conference on Saturday morning, Allegri was asked about the potential Leao-Nkunku duo in attack after stating that the No.10 is in good condition. He admitted that he doesn’t know exactly what to expect, but that’s he’s curious to see how they will do.
“I’m also curious about them playing together. Sometimes you find unexpected solutions. They both know how to play football well, so they could do well together,” he stated.
Having arrived for a hefty amount of €37m in the summer, it’s time for Nkunku to start delivering and Leao, despite a positive period recently, still has some questions to answer. In our latest Substack bonus, we discussed the situation of Nkunku and Gimenez, who have struggled so far.
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