AC Milan’s attacking department this season has so far taken on the characteristics of a lottery or, for film enthusiasts, Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. Just five days ago, against Verona, the Rossoneri started the match with Pulisic and Nkunku.
Today in Cagliari, neither will start: one is doubtful, the other absent. This has been the recurring theme of Milan’s season, with an almost constantly changing forward pairing in each game.
This morning, the colleagues at Tuttosport tried to predict Milan’s lineup, starting with the attack, where the biggest changes are. The headline reads:
"Leao returns. And by his side is Loftus-Cheek."
The subheading states: "The Portuguese starts after almost a month."
In fact, number 10’s last game was the away match in Turin, cut short in the first half due to a muscle injury that kept him out of the Supercoppa and Milan’s final fixtures of 2025. Another note in the subtitle adds: "Nkunku, decisive against Verona with a brace, will be absent due to a problem with his right ankle," as relayed via Milan News.
