After the hard-fought, but very important, success in the league against Lazio at home, Stefano Pioli's Milan will return to the field in the UEFA Europa League: the opponent will be Slavia Prague in the first leg of the round of 16 (kick-off on Thursday, March 7 at 9 PM CET at San Siro).
For this challenge, Stefano Pioli should largely confirm the lineup that took the field on Friday at the Olimpico from the first minute: the only certain change should be in defence where Malick Thiaw will take the place of Simon Kjaer, as per Milan News.
There are two open competitions: one on the right where Florenzi and Calabria are competing for a starting spot (the former seems to be favored since he will then be suspended on Sunday in the league against Empoli) and one in midfield where, alongside Adli, one of Bennacer and Reijnders will play. The left-back will obviously be Theo Hernandez, as well as in attack the "usual 4" will be confirmed, namely Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, and Leao behind Giroud, as per Milan News.
Stefano Pioli's possible choices:
4-2-3-1: Maignan; Florenzi, Thiaw, Gabbia, Theo; Bennacer, Adli; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.
