After their third consecutive win in the Serie A, AC Milan are now focused on the Champions League challenge against Borussia Dortmund.
In the final training session before leaving to Germany, Milan still had several absentees: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mattia Caldara, Pierre Kalulu, Rade Krunic, and Ismael Bennacer. All five are injured and will not travel with the rest of the team, so they will not be available to the coach tomorrow.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio for Pazzi di Fanta, some absences, like that of Bennacer, are not really surprising as the Algerian has been sidelined for some time already since last season (set to return towards the end of the 2023 year). The estimated recovery time for outcast Caldara is also a long one (Could return by the start of the 2024 year) But, the only two that could have been hoped for were Krunic and Loftus-Cheek. However, they are expected to return to the field only in the 9th round of the league.
As for Pierre Kalulu, he will only be able to return after the international break too.
Pierre Kalulu seemed to offer the most hope, but even the Frenchman will only be able to return after the international break, which will take place from October 12th to 17th. The Rossoneri may hope to recover some players for the next league match, but what is anticipated is quite different. Pioli's team will have to find solutions to rotate the squad if they want to continue their positive run in the league.
