Official: Juventus vs. AC Milan starting XIs – one change from Napoli win

Massimiliano Allegri has named the AC Milan side that will take on Juventus, and continuity is the key once again.

Milan approach the game in good form and in good health. Rafael Leao returned last weekend with a cameo off the bench against Napoli, while Fikayo Tomori has passed a late fitness test after an adductor straight.

Only Ardon Jashari is on the sidelines as he continues to recover from a leg fracture. However, there is another absentee: Pervis Estupinan is out due to suspension, so Allegri was always going to be forced to make at least one change.

Juventus vs. AC Milan: Official starting XIs

Allegri has opted to go with the same three-man defence of Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic, ahead of the goalkeeper and captain Mike Maignan. Alexis Saelemaekers is the right wing-back, and teenager Davide Bartesaghi comes in on the other flank with Estupinan out.

The same midfield trio will get the nod again: Youssouf Fofana and Adrien Rabiot flank the regista Luka Modric. Christian Pulisic – the MVP for September after a blistering start to the season – will be joined up front by Santiago Gimenez.

There will be various options off the bench for the coach to call upon too, like Koni De Winter, Samuele Ricci, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Rafael Leao and Christopher Nkunku.

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

Bench: Terracciano, Pittarella, De Winter, Odogu, Athekame, Ricci, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Nkunku, Balentien.

Official Juventus XI (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Gatti, Rugani, Kelly; Kalulu, Locatelli, McKennie, Cambiaso; Conceiçao, Yldiz; David.

Bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Koopmeiners, Vlahovic, Zhegrova, Adzic, Kostic, Thuram, Openda, Joao Mario, Pedro Felipe.