Several AC Milan players will be involved with their respective national teams in the upcoming days. Among them, Pierre Kalulu is not included, as he has completed his journey with the France Under-21 team and has not been called up by Didier Deschamps for the senior national team at the moment. The Rossoneri defender, therefore, resumes training at Milanello today along with the other players who have remained there.
As reported this morning by Tuttosport, in the early stages of this season, Stefano Pioli has chosen Thiaw and Tomori as the starting center-back pair, while Kalulu has been used as a right-back alternative to Davide Calabria. The upcoming fixture is the derby against Inter, a match that Fikayo Tomori will not be able to participate in due to a suspension handed by the Sports Judge after receiving a double yellow card against Roma. Pioli will have to choose Tomori's replacement, and naturally, Kalulu is a candidate for a starting spot alongside Thiaw against Inter.
The choice, barring surprises, is likely to fall on him. To reinforce this hypothesis, it's worth noting that Pierre has not been called up to the national team, allowing him to train regularly at Milanello during these days. The only one who could challenge him is Simon Kjaer, but the Dane will only return halfway through the next week. Therefore, at the moment, the favorite to start alongside Thiaw in the Milan derby is certainly Kalulu, as relayed by Milan News.
