In Thursday’s match, which Milan won comfortably against Salzburg, head coach Ruben Amorim sensibly decided to hand starts to several players who had seen less playing time so far, taking into account the schedule awaiting the Rossoneri. These included Bartesaghi, Hutchinson, Tomori and Jashari. Tomorrow’s league match against Atalanta is expected to see many of those who remained on the bench in Austria return to the starting line-up. However, Alphadjo Cisse may have earned himself another start with his hat-trick.
According to the initial reports, which also emerged yesterday afternoon, rotation means that many of the players who started on the bench against Salzburg are expected to return to the starting line-up tomorrow against Atalanta at San Siro, with kick-off scheduled for 18:00 CET.
Leading the way is centre-forward Gonçalo Ramos, who came off the bench in Austria but still managed to score his second goal in a Milan shirt. Christian Pulisic is also certain to return to the starting line-up, with the American feeling even more comfortable in the new 4-2-3-1 system. Luka Modric is also likely to start. At the back, after being given an entire match off, Mario Gila is expected to return to the line-up, having become a crucial pillar of the defence.
Milan: Will Cisse keep his place?
Beyond the players who are almost guaranteed to start regularly, such as Maignan, De Winter, Pavlovic and Rabiot, much of the rest of the line-up remains undecided.
The main question concerns the wide positions. Chukwueze has fully recovered and is available on the right, but given the muscle problem that kept him on the bench on Thursday, Amorim may prefer to proceed cautiously with the Nigerian winger.
Diego Moreira could return to the right flank after spending all 90 minutes on the bench in Europe. That switch could also be facilitated by the possibility of Alphadjo Cisse retaining his place on the left side of the attacking midfield, following his remarkable European hat-trick.
Today’s training session at Milanello should provide further indications ahead of the match. This was reported by Milannews.it.
