"As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) report this morning, Chivu is planning 'two pincers against the sprinters' tonight. The Romanian has drawn up a preventive control for Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic's counter-attacks. On the right side of the defence, Manuel Akanji will receive assistance from Carlos Augusto, while on the other side, Federico Dimarco will sacrifice himself to help Alessandro Bastoni in duels. This certainly isn't a guarantee of success, but it should stop too many 1v1s happening."
"Without Denzel Dumfries on the right, Milan expect Dimarco to have even more room to run forward on the left, with Bastoni providing support. This is why Allegri will ask Saelemaekers to play a sacrificial game. The Belgian will need to attack to push the Nerazzurri wing-back backwards, while also keeping him in check when not in possession. Fikayo Tomori and Youssouf Fofana will help him, as the right-sided centre-back and central midfielder respectively."
Cristian Chivu and Massimiliano Allegri prepared tactical plans for the derby, both selecting a 3-5-2. Chivu devised a preventive control aimed at Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic, using two pincers to blunt sprinting counter-attacks. Manuel Akanji will receive help from Carlos Augusto on the right, while Federico Dimarco will support Alessandro Bastoni on the left to limit one-on-one duels. Milan expect Dimarco to have space to advance without Denzel Dumfries, prompting Allegri to instruct Saelemaekers to play sacrificially. Fikayo Tomori and Youssouf Fofana will assist defensively in their respective roles.
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