Eve of Milan - Lazio: Tomorrow night, Baroni's Biancocelesti arrive at San Siro, and it is literally the last call for a very difficult Champions League chase. Failing to win against Lazio would mean, with 99% certainty, abandoning any hopes of securing a top-four finish.
The atmosphere is tense, as demonstrated by the growing protests from the organized supporters, which yesterday reached Casa Milan and Milanello. In such a climate, how will the team react?
Conceição, who will hold the final training session at Milanello tomorrow morning—where he will also finalize his lineup decisions—has assured that the fans’ anguish after a defeat is also his anguish. Tonight, the team will not go into a pre-match retreat, with the next scheduled meeting set for tomorrow morning at the Rossoneri's training center.
Today, there was no tactical training session, as only the players who did not feature on Thursday against Bologna took to the field. This suggests that the starting eleven for Sunday night is likely to closely resemble the lineup originally chosen to face Italiano’s team before Pulisic’s physical issue forced Conceição to alter his plans, as pointed out via Milannews.
While waiting for tomorrow’s decisive training session, a possible Milan lineup could see Maignan in goal, Jimenez and Theo on the flanks, with two spots in central defense up for grabs between Tomori, Pavlovic, and Thiaw. In midfield, Musah and Fofana would provide balance, with Pulisic (who hasn't been at peak physical condition in recent matches), Reijnders, and Leao in the attacking midfield roles behind Santi Gimenez.
AC Milan's possible lineup vs Lazio:
Maignan; Jimenez, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Theo; Musah, Fofana; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Gimenez.
