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Ruben Loftus-Cheek has failed a late fitness test and is now expected to miss the game against Fiorentina completely.
On the eve of the game, it was already known that Massimiliano Allegri would have to deal with a swathe of injury issues. Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, Pervis Estupinan, Christopher Nkunku and Ardon Jashari will all be absent for various reasons.
Late last night, news broke claiming that Loftus-Cheek could also be forced to sit out of the fixture. He complained about some muscle discomfort in the final training session and it has been diagnosed as fatigue, with a late fitness test to come on the day of the game.
According to MilanNews, the Englishman is not even fit enough to take a spot on the bench, which suggests that the check-up this morning did not go well. In his place, Alexis Saelemaekers will operate behind Rafael Leao, and Zachary Athekame will come in at right-back.
Given that Milan had just 19 outfield players to begin the season, having six injuries at once is nothing short of a nightmare. Allegri spoke about there not being any excuses because he has ‘enough players’ to send out there, but it certainly compromises the plans.
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