Paulo Fonseca made a substantial turnover in choosing the starting eleven for the Champions League match that awaits Milan on the pitch of the Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava. Among the innovations proposed by the Rossoneri coach we find the return of captain Davide Calabria as a startersomething that hadn’t happened to him for two months now. In fact, it was September 17th, the last time Calabria started a Milan match on the pitch: it was another night of the Champions League, which started well but then turned out to be bitter as Liverpool managed to come out on top San Siro with the result 1-3. Since then he has alternated sidelines with absences due to various injuries, from adductors to calf. And overall he collected a paltry eight minutes, spread across three appearances against Monza, Real Madrid and Juventus.
Below are the official lineups of the match between Slovan Bratislava and Milan (kick-off at 6.45pm)
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (3-4-3): Takac; Bajric, Kashia, Voet; Blackman, Kucka, Savvidis, Medvedev; Barseghyan, Strelec, Metsoko.
Available: Trnovsky, Hrdina, Tolic, Marcelli, Mustafic, Mak, Zuberu, Pauschek, Gajdos, Vojtko, Szoke, Ihnatenko.
Trainer: Weiss.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Okafor; Abraham.
Available: Sportiello, Torriani, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Emerson, Thiaw, Terracciano, Gabbia, Camarda, Musah.
Trainer: Fonseca.