Official: AC Milan vs. Como starting XIs – four changes from Pisa win

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has named his team for tonight’s rematch against Como at San Siro.

It has been exactly one month since Milan last took to the field to play in front of their home fans, the 1-0 win over Lecce to be precise. Since then they have been on the road, racking up two wins (3-0 vs. Bologna, 2-1 vs. Pisa) and a draw (1-1 vs. Roma).

This is the second time in just over a month that Milan and Como will face each other. It was an Adrien Rabiot-inspired performance that got the job done by the lake, which Cesc Fabregas didn’t feel was fair.

AC Milan vs. Como: Official starting XIs

Speaking of the Frenchman, he is one of three absentees for tonight’s game. He will serve a one-game suspension, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek was a late exclusion having complained of discomfort, and Santiago Gimenez is still recovering from ankle surgery.

There is one change to the three-man defence ahead of the captain Mike Maignan: Koni De Winter replaces Matteo Gabbia, partnering up with Fikayo Tomori and Strahinja Pavlovic. Alexis Saelemaekers is back on the bench but won’t be risked, with Zachary Athekame and Davide Bartesaghi on the flanks.

The midfield trio is a combination that hasn’t been used before, with Ardon Jashari and Samuele Ricci operating either side of Friday’s hero Luka Modric in what is a big opportunity for both the Swiss and the Italian.

Loftus-Cheek was anticipated to get the nod alongside Rafael Leao until he was ruled out, so Christopher Nkunku is up front instead. The bench features the likes of Gabbia, Youssouf Fofana, Saelemaekers, Pervis Estupinan, Christian Pulisic and Niclas Füllkrug.

Official Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Athekame, Jashari, Modric, Ricci, Bartesaghi; Nkunku, Leao.

Bench: Terracciano, Torriani, Gabbia, Odogu, Estupinan, Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Fofana, Pulisic, Fullkrug.

Official Como XI (3-5-2): Butez; Kempf, Ramón, Diego Carlos; Vojvoda, Perrone, Caqueret, Roberto, Van der Brempt; Paz, Baturina.

Bench: Čavlina, Törnqvist, Vigorito; Moreno, Smolčić, Valle; Da Cunha, Lahdo, Rodríguez; Addai, Douvikas, Kühn.