Today is a decisive day to know whether Rafael Leao will leave for Bergamo with the rest of the AC Milan team group or not. Yesterday, the Portuguese player participated in a part of the group training, and today he will attempt to do the entire session with his teammates.
It will then be up to Stefano Pioli to decide whether to call him up for tomorrow's match at Atalanta's home.
Tuttosport reports this morning that there's a sense of a call-up for Leao at Milanello, albeit starting from the bench.
He might come on later in the game, perhaps in the second half, to get some playing minutes after about a month of being sidelined. The Portuguese player aims to return as a starter on Wednesday in the Champions League against Newcastle, a crucial game for the Devil's European fate.
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Before thinking about Newcastle, however, there's the Atalanta match, where Pioli will have Olivier Giroud back in attack. Olivier Giroud has served his two-game suspension after the expulsion against Lecce.
The Frenchman will start in the center of the Milan trident, with Samuel Chukwueze on his right and Christian Pulisic on his left.
Compared to recent matches, the Rossoneri coach should have an important weapon on the bench, namely Leao, who is eager to play again.
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