GdS: Probable XIs for Milan vs. Atalanta – Pioli settles on his choices

AC Milan will look to return to winning ways at San Siro tonight as they welcome an Atalanta side that have already beaten them twice this season, and Stefano Pioli has seemingly settled on his team.

This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) has the team news ahead of the game, starting with the unavailable players for Milan: Luka Jovic (suspension), Tommaso Pobega (injured) and Fikayo Tomori (injured).

The paper believe that Milan will play a 4-2-3-1 formation with Alessandro Florenzi, Malick Thiaw, Matteo Gabbia and Theo Hernandez the back four ahead of Mike Maignan.

Yacine Adli and Ismael Bennacer are down as the double pivot in midfield, meaning Tijjani Reijnders and Yunus Musah drop to the bench, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in a more advanced role.

Christian Pulisic is down as the right winger with Rafael Leao on the left side and Olivier Giroud the centre-forward.

The Rossoneri have three players who are one yellow card away from getting a suspension: Musah, Loftus-Cheek and Florenzi.

Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Thiaw, Gabbia, Hernandez; Bennacer, Adli; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.

Probable Atalanta XI (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Holm, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Miranchuk, De Ketelaere.