Milan welcome back Mattia Destro and Nigel de Jong, but face another potential upset against impressive Empoli.

It kicks off at San Siro at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.

Pippo Inzaghi is under huge pressure after sliding down the standings and the controversy around television replays didn’t help Milan’s cause following the 3-1 defeat at Juventus.

They’ve won only one Serie A game in 2015 and that was against bottom of the table Parma.

Milan welcome back Mattia Destro and Nigel de Jong, but face another potential upset against impressive Empoli.

It kicks off at San Siro at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.

Pippo Inzaghi is under huge pressure after sliding down the standings and the controversy around television replays didn’t help Milan’s cause following the 3-1 defeat at Juventus.

They’ve won only one Serie A game in 2015 and that was against bottom of the table Parma.

January signing Destro returns from suspension to bolster the attack with Jeremy Menez and Giacomo Bonaventura.

Philippe Mexes is still suspended, while the immense injury list includes Riccardo Montolivo, Sulley Muntari, Mattia De Sciglio, Ignazio Abate, Cristian Zapata, Stephan El Shaarawy and Pablo Armero.

Cristian Zaccardo is another late addition, as he is suffering from sciatica, so Adil Rami has to play right-back in a 4-4-2 system.

De Jong is a major boost to the midfield, returning after missing three games.

Empoli had taken a 2-0 lead over Milan when these sides met in September, but Fernando Torres sparked a fightback for 2-2.

The Tuscans have earned many plaudits for their impressive performances and attack-minded football, albeit without necessarily getting the points to match.

Riccardo Saponara will not be facing his parent club because he came down with chickenpox this week, but Simone Verdi is another product of the Milan youth academy and surprisingly benched in favour of Piotr Zielinski.

So was Massimo Maccarone, albeit many years ago, and the veteran starts with Manuel Pucciarelli.

This fixture has never ended with a stalemate, as Milan won seven editions and Empoli emerged victorious twice, both 1-0 results in April 2003 and October 2007.

Milan: Diego Lopez; Rami, Alex, Paletta, Antonelli; Honda, Poli, De Jong, Bonaventura; Menez, Destro

Milan bench: Abbiati, Gori, Bocchetti, Essien, Felicioli, Mastalli, Suso, Van Ginkel, Cerci, Di Molfetta, Pazzini

Empoli: Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Zielinski; Maccarone, Pucciarelli

Empoli bench: Pugliesi, Bassi; Laurini, Barba, Somma, Signorelli, Diousse, Brillante, Verdi, Tavano, Mchedlidze

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