"Given the squad only has 19 outfield players to begin with, it is a dire situation for such a big game, one in which a win would send the Rossoneri top. During his pre-game press conference, Allegri conceded that the injury problems will affect things, but at the same time he doesn't want them to be excuses and believes he has enough players to get by."
"According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Milan will go into the game with Mike Maignan in goal and an unchanged three-man defence of Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead of him. As it has been all season, the rearguard will have to be the strength tonight, one feels. Zachary Athekame and Davide Bartesaghi are down as the right and left wing-backs respectively. That is because Pervis Estupinan is out, and Alexis Saelemaekers is tipped to play behind the striker Rafael Leao."
Milan enter the match with six expected absentees, leaving just 19 outfield players and creating a strained squad situation ahead of a crucial fixture. Allegri acknowledged the impact of injuries while rejecting them as excuses and expressed confidence in the remaining players. La Gazzetta dello Sport predicts Mike Maignan in goal and an unchanged three-man defence of Tomori, Gabbia and Pavlovic. Wing-backs are listed as Zachary Athekame and Davide Bartesaghi due to Pervis Estupinan's absence, with Alexis Saelemaekers expected to play behind Rafael Leao in a 3-5-1-1 setup.
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