Official: AC Milan vs. Genoa starting XIs – three changes from Cagliari win

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has named his team for tonight’s game against Genoa, and he has gone with a strong side.

Milan picked up maximum points in their most recent two games against Hellas Verona and Cagliari, not conceding in either game and scoring four times. However, the pressure is back on tonight against Daniele De Rossi’s men, after Inter, Juventus and Roma all won earlier in the week.

AC Milan vs. Genoa: Official starting XIs

Christopher Nkunku and Santiago Gimenez are the two absentees as they both continue to battle ankle issues. As reports suggested, Allegri has decided against rotating for the game against the Grifone, despite the fact there is a trip to Fiorentina on Sunday afternoon.

Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic are the three-man defensive line ahead of Mike Maignan. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi are the right and left wing-backs.

Youssouf Fofana, Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot get the nod in midfield. Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao start together for only the second time this season, with the derby win over Inter being the other.

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

Predicted bench: Terracciano, Torriani, Odogu, De Winter, Athekame, Estupinan, Ricci, Jashari, Loftus-Cheek, Fullkrug, Castiello.

Predicted Genoa XI (3-5-2):

Predicted bench: