Tomori to miss Fiorentina game due to suspension – how Allegri could replace him

Yesterday, Fikayo Tomori received his fifth yellow card and will now miss the Fiorentina game. So, AC Milan will have to consider a replacement. 

Tomori has been close to a suspension for a while now, and it may actually have aligned perfectly for Milan, in a very strange way. Before the Genoa game, reports were suggesting that he may be rested.

Despite that, he started yesterday’s game, but the need for rest in the upcoming period will still be important. So, his yellow card now means that he resets the suspension number, whilst also getting a break.

It is never ideal to miss players, but when a rest was already being considered, there are worse times to get one.

Tomori’s replacement for Fiorentina

The big question, now, then, is who will replace him? Davide Bartesaghi has shown that he is capable of tucking inside as a central defender. However, with Strahinja Pavlovic back, it makes little sense to shift the defence for him.

Instead, it will presumably be Koni De Winter who takes that spot on the right, which is his preferred role. Of course, if there were more depth available to Massimiliano Allegri, perhaps it would be more of a question. One to look at this month, certainly.