"AC Milan will play their first Serie A match of the new year in Sardinia on Friday night, taking on Cagliari. Milan have established themselves as Scudetto contenders as we approach the halfway point in the campaign, but a potential season-defining stretch of games is approaching. It starts with a trip to face Cagliari away from home, a side that are looking to achieve safety more comfortably."
"According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), it will be a three-man defence for Milan of Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Pavlovic, with Mike Maignan between the posts. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi should be the wing-backs. Youssouf Fofana returns to the midfield trio with Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot to his left. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is expected to act behind Leao in a 3-5-1-1 system. Predicted XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek, Leao."
AC Milan travel to Sardinia to face Cagliari in their first Serie A match of the new year. Milan have emerged as Scudetto contenders as the campaign approaches its halfway point. Several selection issues affect Milan: Christopher Nkunku is out with an ankle problem, Christian Pulisic is not fully fit, and Strahinja Pavlovic has a fever. Niclas Füllkrug could make his debut while Matteo Gabbia may sit on the bench. Rafael Leao has returned and is considered fit to start. A predicted 3-5-2 setup features Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; wing-backs Saelemaekers and Bartesaghi; midfield Fofana, Modric, Rabiot; Loftus-Cheek behind Leao.
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