After five different line-ups in as many competitive matches, the sixth will arrive today. This can already be said with 99% certainty, as Christian Pulisic is expected to make his first start of the season, having so far been limited to coming on at half-time, as happened against Lazio in Rome and Benfica at home in the Europa League. All the key players will return to the starting line-up, with the objective of scoring more goals, especially in the first half.
As Corriere della Sera recalls today, during the regular meeting between Ruben Amorim and Gerry Cardinale after every match, the owner’s message to the coach has been that the experiments are over and it is now time to start reaping some of the rewards. Perhaps encouraged by Cardinale, the Portuguese coach is expected to field all his key starters together today. Alongside Maignan and Ramos, the main references in goal and attack, there will be a clearly defined spine featuring Gila, the Rabiot-Modric midfield pairing and Pulisic, all on the pitch from the opening whistle.
Amorim's Milan waiting for the goal:
Milan’s primary objective tonight against Lecce is to find greater consistency in front of goal from the first half onwards. After five competitive matches, Amorim’s Rossoneri have still scored 0 goals in the opening 45 minutes. For the coach, this is merely a coincidence ("It is a coincidence that we have not scored before half-time"), but the numbers suggest otherwise. Especially with Christian Pulisic starting from the outset, the Portuguese coach hopes to provide some help to his €74 million striker, Gonçalo Ramos.
