How Milan should line up for the second leg against Roma

Some more indications have arrived from Milanello today regarding the team that AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli will field against Roma on Thursday night.

Milan know that they must win the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico after they were beaten 1-0 at San Siro by Gianluca Mancini’s header last week, and Peppe Di Stefano spoke on Sky (via MilanNews) to give the latest team news.

He confirms that Fikayo Tomori will certainly be back in the team from the first minute alongside Matteo Gabbia, with Mike Maignan returning between the posts after missing Saturday’s draw against Sassuolo due to fatigue.

Everyone in the squad is fine and healthy apart from Simon Kjaer who will miss the next couple of games, but Tommaso Pobega is back training with the rest of the group together with Malick Thiaw.

It is expected that Pioli will go with Ismael Bennacer and Tijjani Reijnders as the midfield double pivot, and then in attack Rafael Leao should be on the left and Christian Pulisic on the right.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is tipped to be the attacking midfielder and Olivier Giroud should lead the line. Despite the speed, quality and positive form of Samuel Chukwueze he will start on the bench, but is almost certain to come on during the game.

Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.