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Massimiliano Allegri has made his decisions regarding who will start for AC Milan, and he will stick to the old adage of not changing a winning team.
As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) reports this morning, Allegri will confirm the same starting line-up for the big match away to Juventus that he fielded a week ago at San Siro against Napoli, with only one forced change.
On the left there will be no Pervis Estupinan, suspended for one match by the Sporting Judge after his red card last Sunday against the Neapolitans. In his place there will be a great chance for Davide Bartesaghi, who has one the bottle with Zachary Athekame.
No further changes
Fikayo Tomori has recovered. The English defender has overcome the adductor strain that forced him to be substituted against Napoli and will therefore be fully back in Milan’s three-man defence that will start tonight in Turin. He will once again be joined by Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic.
The midfield will also be kept exactly how it has been, with Allegri once again relying on the trio of Youssouf Fofana, Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot. The latter of course is a former Juventus player, who worked under Allegri in Turin.
The other doubt regarding the line-up is in attack and concerns Christian Pulisic’s partner, who has racked up six goals and two assists this season and is a key figure for this Milan side.
Despite not yet having scored in the league this season, the starting spot will once again be held by Santiago Gimenez, whose spirit of sacrifice and dedication has won Allegri over.
With the Mexican starting, Allegri would keep two aces up his sleeve on the bench who could then turn the tide in the second half: Christopher Nkunku and, above all, Rafael Leao .
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