Milan are forced to radically reshuffle with Rafael Leao and Brahim Diaz upfront, while Sassuolo’s Manuel Locatelli is suspended against his old club.
It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia at 14.00 GMT.
Milan are forced to radically reshuffle with Rafael Leao and Brahim Diaz upfront, while Sassuolo’s Manuel Locatelli is suspended against his old club.
It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia at 14.00 GMT.
The Rossoneri have seen their five-point lead at the top of the table shrink to just two after back-to-back 2-2 draws with Parma and Genoa.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Simon Kjaer are sorely missed and it looks as if the Swede will be out for another month after sustaining a new calf strain.
To make matters worse, Ante Rebic is also injured, so Leao is moved into the centre-forward role, supported by Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu and Brahim Diaz, who is preferred to Jens Petter Hauge.
Ismael Bennacer is also injured, so Sandro Tonali again partners Franck Kessie, while Kjaer and Matteo Gabbia’s absence means Pierre Kalulu once more gets the nod at centre-back.
Sassuolo have their own problems to deal with, as former Milan midfielder Locatelli is suspended and therefore unable to face his old teammates.
Filippo Romagna is injured, while Francesco Caputo is still not at 100 per cent, but Gregoire Defrel does return to lead the line, supported by Domenico Berardi, Filip Djuricic and Hamed Junior Traore rather than Jeremie Boga.
Sassuolo: Consigli; Toljan, Marlon, Ferrari, Rogerio; Lopez, Bourabia; Berardi, Traore, Djuricic; Defrel
Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Kalulu, Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Kessie, Tonali; Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Calhanoglu; Leao
Ref: Mariani