After finishing the Coppa Italia with a 3-0 win over Lecce and securing a place in the round of 16 against Lazio, AC Milan returned to Milanello today and began focusing on the next league match against league leaders Napoli, scheduled for Sunday at 20:45 CEST at San Siro.
For this game, Massimiliano Allegri is expected to keep the same starting eleven used last Saturday at Udinese, consisting of Maignan in goal, Tomori, Gabbia, and Pavlovic in defense, Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, and Estupinan in midfield, and the Pulisic-Gimenez duo in attack, according to Sky.
Rafael Leao is expected to rejoin the group tomorrow, returning to Allegri’s squad after over a month (he injured his calf on August 17 against Bari in the Coppa Italia round of 32). The Portuguese forward will start on the bench and will be an important option for Allegri during the game. Milan assistant coach Marco Landucci said in yesterday’s press conference: "I believe Leao will be with us in the group on Thursday, everything is going well, so I think he will be available for Sunday."
