On December 20, AC Milan will return to Italy after 10 days in Dubai between training, preparation and friendlies. Head cach Stefano Pioli, for his part, is concerned with the list of unavailable players as he wants to recover as many players as possible before the resumption of the league.
Alexis Saelemaekers returned from injury and showed important signs. But now, Divock Origi is also added to the list of injured players: a muscle problem for the Belgian centre-forward, who hopes to make it just in time for the match against Salernitana.
If Origi fails to recover for that match, writes Il Corriere dello Sport, mister Pioli should force Olivier Giroud to work overtime. The French striker has missed just one match this World Cup (against Tunisia). This evening he will finish his World Cup adventure in Qatar, then he will have 10 days of well-deserved rest before returning to the Milanello ground.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic also continues towards his recovery The Swede underwent knee surgery in May so as to be ready for 2023. It will be an important recovery for the AC Milan gaffer, who in the meantime could just choose to deploy different players in that position such as Charles De Ketelaere or Ante Rebic.
