Milan hand the reins to Jan-Carlo Simic, Alex Jimenez, Luka Jovic and Samuel Chukwueze in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 tie with Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari.
It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
The winners will go on to face either Atalanta or Sassuolo in the quarter-finals, and it will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or even a penalty shoot-out.
The Rossoneri got back on their feet with a Serie A victory over Sassuolo, but begin 2024 with an extensive injury list including Fikayo Tomori, Yunus Musah, Noah Okafor, Malick Thiaw, Pierre Kalulu, Tommaso Pobega and Mattia Caldara, so Simon Kjaer is the only fit senior centre-back and he has to be rested.
Simic gets the nod in central defence with Theo Hernandez, while Alex Jimenez makes his debut for the senior squad at left-back.
Ismael Bennacer has already left for the Africa Cup of Nations, while Chukwueze plays one last game before making the same journey.
He supports Luka Jovic along with Luka Romero and youth team player Chaka Traore.
Cagliari are coming off a goalless draw with Empoli, though it would’ve been more had Nicolas Viola not seen his penalty saved.
When these sides met in September, Milan emerged 3-1 winners in Sardinia.
Tommaso Augello, Nahitan Nandez, Eldor Shomurodov, Marko Rog, Alberto Dossena and Leonardo Pavoletti are out of action, so Andrea Petagna leads the attack with the very quick Zito Luvumbo.
Gianluca Lapadula is not even on the bench after he was diagnosed with two cracked ribs.
The last time Cagliari beat Milan at San Siro was in June 1997, followed by two draws and 17 defeats.
Milan: Mirante; Calabria, Simic, Theo Hernandez, Jimenez; Adli, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Romero, Traore; Jovic
Cagliari: Radunovic; Di Pardo, Wieteska, Obert, Hatzidiakos; Deiola, Makoumbou, Jankto; Mancosu; Petagna, Luvumbo
Player statistic
| Luka Jovic (Assist: Theo Hernández) |
 |
29' | ||
| Luka Jovic (Assist: Theo Hernández) |
|
43' |
| Chaka Traorè | |
50' | ||
| 59' |  |
Alessandro Di Pardo | ||
| 70' | |
Alessandro Deiola | ||
| 88' | |
Paulo Azzi (Assist: Adam Obert) | ||
| 89' | |
Paulo Azzi | ||
| Rafael Leão (Assist: Christian Pulisic) |
|
90+2' |
Match statistic
