In this morning's print edition, Tuttosport, pointed out again how Pioli is in a dilemma in view of the starting lineup against Inter. In fact, the problem is that Fikayo Tomori was sent off against Roma and now, there is doubt about Pierre Kalulu who was going to be the likely choice as a replacement.
Kalulu's situation, who has already started treatment, will be monitored by Milan until the immediate eve of the derby. In case the former Olympique Lyon youth academy product doesn't make it, coach Stefano Pioli would field the central defensive pair composed of Malick Thiaw and Simon Kjær.
The Dane is 34 years old and he played the last 15 minutes, including injury time, in the Finland-Denmark match (0-1) yesterday. This is the big unknown about the Rossoneri's number 24: he played more minutes yesterday than Pioli allowed him in the first three matches of the new season.
What worries Milan fans even more is a pre-season where Kjær showed more than one lapse in memory. With Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram, who are not easy opponents, it would be a very complicated Serie A season debut for the experienced defender.
