"It is four days until AC Milan are back in action in Serie A, as they will welcome Hellas Verona to San Siro in Sunday's early kick-off. Milan will be looking to bounce back after a couple of negative results. They drew 2-2 against Sassuolo in their last league game, before flying to Saudi Arabia to be knocked out of the Supercoppa Italiana at the semi-final stage by Napoli, who went on to win it."
"According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Massimiliano Allegri will have a couple of players out due to injury: Matteo Gabbia, who is recovering from a hyper-extended knee, and Santiago Gimenez who underwent ankle surgery and will be out for many weeks. The paper claims that the three-man defence will therefore remain as Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead of Mike Maignan. Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi resume their roles as the starting wing-backs."
"Youssouf Fofana comes back into the midfield on the right side of the three, joining Luka Modric - who was rested against Napoli - and Adrien Rabiot. Leading the line will be Christian Pulisic and the recovered Rafael Leao. Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao. Bench: Terracciano, Pittarella, Athekame, Odogu, Estupinan, Ricci, Loftus-Cheek, Jashari, Nkunku."
AC Milan return to Serie A in four days to host Hellas Verona at San Siro in an early Sunday kick-off. Milan seek a response after a 2-2 draw with Sassuolo and a Supercoppa Italiana semi-final defeat to Napoli in Saudi Arabia. Matteo Gabbia and Santiago Gimenez are unavailable due to knee and ankle injuries respectively. A three-man defence of Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlovic is expected with Mike Maignan in goal and Alexis Saelemaekers and Davide Bartesaghi as wing-backs. Luka Modric, Youssouf Fofana and Adrien Rabiot are projected in midfield, with Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao leading the attack. Verona are set to line up in a 3-5-2.
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