GdS: Predicted XIs for Fiorentina vs. AC Milan – new chances for several players

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has opted to rotate his side for this afternoon’s game against Fiorentina.

Milan were held to a 1-1 draw against Genoa on Thursday night at San Siro in a game that took place less than 70 hours ago. With some players feeling the effect of that physically, the coach is determined to shake things up a bit and add some fresh energy.

Fiorentina vs. AC Milan: Predicted starting XIs

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Allegri will stick with his 3-5-2 formation and the three-man defence will feature Koni De Winter – in for the suspended Fikayo Tomori – alongside Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic. Mike Maignan will be between the posts.

Alexis Saelemaekers and Pervis Estupinan are down as the wing-backs, with Davide Bartesaghi getting a rest. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ardon Jashari and Adrien Rabiot (a doubt due to a knock) are expected to be the midfield three behind Niclas Füllkrug and Christian Pulisic.

Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Jashari, Rabiot, Estupinan; Füllkrug, Pulisic.

Predicted Milan bench: Terracciano, Torriani, Athekame, Dutu, Odogu, Bartesaghi, Ricci, Modric, Nkunku, Leao.

Predicted Fiorentina XI (4-1-4-1): De Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Pongracic, Gosens; Fagioli; Solomon, Mandragora, Sohm, Gudmundsson; Kean.

Predicted Fiorentina bench: Christensen, Lezzerini, Kuoadio, Ranieri, Fortini, Parisi, Kospo, Nicolussi-Caviglia, Brescianini, Fazzini, Ndour, Piccoli, Kouame.

ℹ️ The predicted XIs for #FiorentinaMilan, according to @Gazzetta_it.

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