"The equation for Milan is simple: they need two wins from their last three games (at the most) to secure a Champions League spot. The current moment is anything but straightforward though, as only two wins have come from the last seven games. Not only that but the crisis in attack has gotten worse: just one goal has been scored in the last five league games. So, the coach - with the help of his players - needs to light a spark and get the Rossoneri going."
"In terms of absentees, Luka Modric has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with his fractured cheekbone, while Fikayo Tomori will be serving a one-game suspension after being sent off against Sassuolo. La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Mike Maignan will be in goal with Koni De Winter, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead in the three-man defence. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi should be the wing-backs."
"In midfield, the trio should be Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Samuele Ricci and Adrien Rabiot, operating behind Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez who are expected to be the front two. Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Gimenez."
"Predicted Atalanta XI (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Ahanor; Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta; Samardzic, Raspadori; Scamacca. Predicted bench: Sportiello, F. Rossi, Kossounou, Djimsiti, Kolasinac, Musah, De Roon, Zalewski, Bakker, De Ketelaere, K. Sulemana, Krstovic."
Milan face Atalanta at San Siro with a Champions League qualification target that requires two wins from their last three games. Recent results have produced only two wins in seven games, and the attack has been in crisis, with just one league goal scored across the last five matches. Luka Modric is ruled out for the rest of the season with a fractured cheekbone, while Fikayo Tomori misses the match through suspension. Mike Maignan is expected to start in goal behind a three-man defense of Koni De Winter, Matteo Gabbia, and Strahinja Pavlovic. The midfield is projected as Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Samuele Ricci, and Adrien Rabiot, with Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez as the front two in a 3-5-2.
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