Milan predicted XI vs. Juventus – Square pegs in round holes

AC Milan travel to Turin tomorrow to face Juventus, and a report has predicted the eleven which Stefano Pioli may elect to start the game, which includes some experimentation in defence. 

Following Monday’s loss to Inter, Pioli now faces another challenge – a Juventus side that must win for any hope of reaching second place this season. Given the money available for finishing second place in the league, both managers will desire a final bit of success in their last dance.

As Milan News writes, Pioli is forced into making changes in defence on Saturday, with Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez and Davide Calabria serving suspensions. As a result, Malick Thiaw will replace Tomori in central defence. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Theo, and Pioli will start Yunus Musah at right-back once again, even if the previous attempt was not positive.

The midfield trio will again remain the same, with all three aiming to show a better performance than they did against Inter at the start of the week. Finally, Pioli will revert to his attacking trident that has served him well this season: Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud.

Milan probable XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Musah, Thiaw, Gabbia, Florenzi; Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.