GdS: Predicted XIs for Milan vs. Lecce – Pulisic and Leao to lead the line

AC Milan are back in action at San Siro on Sunday night, hoping to follow up the midweek win over Como with another victory.

The opponents tonight are Lecce, a side that are one place above the relegation zone at present. With Inter and Napoli having won on Saturday, there is once again a need to respond for Massimiliano Allegri’s side.

AC Milan vs. Lecce: Predicted starting XIs

As La Gazzetta dello Sport report this morning, the only injured player for Milan is Santiago Gimenez. Strahinja Pavlovic has been back in training after having nine stitches in his head, but isn’t deemed fit enough to start the game.

Therefore, the three-man defence will be Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Koni De Winter ahead of Mike Maignan in goal. Alexis Saelemaekers will start again on the right, with Pervis Estupinan coming in on the left.

Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot keep their place in the midfield trio, with Samuele Ricci joining them on the right side. Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic should get the nod for only their third league start together.

Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, De Winter; Saelemaekers, Ricci, Modric, Rabiot, Estupinan; Pulisic, Leao.

Predicted bench: Terracciano, Pittarella; Athekame, Odogu, Bartesaghi, Fofana, Jashari, Loftus-Cheek; Nkunku, Füllkrug.

Predicted Lecce XI (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Perez, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Ramadani, Coulibaly; Morente, Gandelman, Banda; Stulic.

Predicted bench: Früchtl, Samooja, Kouassi, Jean, Ndaba, Kaba, S. Fofana, Helgason, Ngom, Maleh, Sala, Marchwinski, Ndri, Pierotti, Sottil.