Official: AC Milan starting eleven vs. Lecce

AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca has named his starting XI for tonight’s match against Lecce at San Siro, and it is the same as the team that beat Inter last Sunday.

Fonseca has opted to name an unchanged defensive department consisting of Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez ahead of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, after They did well against the Nerazzurri.

Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders will remain in the engine room as a double pivot and the wingers will be Christian Pulisic on the right and Rafael Leao, with Tammy Abraham maintaining her place up front alongside Álvaro Morata.

There were reports that Morata was not 100% in preparation due to bursitis and would therefore start on the bench, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek taking the Spaniard’s place marking a change to a more standard 4-2-3-1 . , but has passed a late physical fitness test.

Noah Okafor is the latest player to be sidelined with a minor injury, while Davide Calabria remains sidelined with a knock. Ismael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi and Marco Sportiello continue to recover from their respective surgeries.

Milan Official XI (4-4-2): Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernández; Pulisic, Fofana, Reijnders, Leao; Morata, Abraham.

Bank: Torriani, Raveyre, Terracciano, Jiménez, Bartesaghi, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Musah, Loftus-Cheek, Zeroli, Chukwueze, Jovic.

Lecce official XI (4-4-2): Falcone; Dorgu, Gaspar, Bashirotto, Gallo; Dying, Ramadani, Coulibaly, Pierret; Rebic, Krstovic.

Bank: Fruchtl, Jasper, Borbei, Pelmard, Rafia, Oudin, Jean, Banda, Burnete, McJannet, Marchwinski, Hasa, Pierotti.