GdS: Predicted XIs for Milan vs. Verona – Leao and Modric return

It is four days until AC Milan are back in action in Serie A, as they will welcome Hellas Verona to San Siro in Sunday’s early kick-off.

Milan will be looking to bounce back after a couple of negative results. They drew 2-2 against Sassuolo in their last league game, before flying to Saudi Arabia to be knocked out of the Supercoppa Italiana at the semi-final stage by Napoli, who went on to win it.

AC Milan vs. Verona: Predicted starting XIs

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Massimiliano Allegri will have a couple of players out due to injury: Matteo Gabbia, who is recovering from a hyper-extended knee, and Santiago Gimenez who underwent ankle surgery and will be out for many weeks.

The paper claims that the three-man defence will therefore remain as Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead of Mike Maignan. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi resume their roles as the starting wing-backs.

Youssouf Fofana comes back into the midfield on the right side of the three, joining Luka Modric – who was rested against Napoli – and Adrien Rabiot. Leading the line will be Christian Pulisic and the recovered Rafael Leao.

Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao.

Bench: Terracciano, Pittarella, Athekame, Odogu, Estupinan, Ricci, Loftus-Cheek, Jashari, Nkunku.

Predicted Verona XI (3-5-2): Montipo; Nunez, Nelsson, Bella-Kotchap; Gagliardini, Niasse, Al-Musrati, Bernede, Valentini; Giovane, Orban.

Bench: Perilli, Toniolo, Oyegoke, Harroui, Slotsager, Ebosse, Fallou, Yellu, Kastanos, Sarr, Ajayi, Serdar, Mosquera.