Mario Balotelli partners Luiz Adriano as Milan visit struggling Genoa in the enticing lunch-time encounter.

It kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), click here to follow the action on our LIVEBLOG.

Sinisa Mihajlovic is of course no stranger to Marassi, as he was Coach of Sampdoria for two years before leaving this summer.

He’s not the only one visiting a familiar arena, as ex-Genoa stars Juraj Kucka, Andrea Bertolacci and Luca Antonelli are back in the squad.

Mario Balotelli partners Luiz Adriano as Milan visit struggling Genoa in the enticing lunch-time encounter.

It kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), click here to follow the action on our LIVEBLOG.

Sinisa Mihajlovic is of course no stranger to Marassi, as he was Coach of Sampdoria for two years before leaving this summer.

He’s not the only one visiting a familiar arena, as ex-Genoa stars Juraj Kucka, Andrea Bertolacci and Luca Antonelli are back in the squad.

Bertolacci’s presence in midfield means Jack Bonaventura can move further forward into the trequartista role behind on-form Balotelli and Luiz Adriano, providing Carlos Bacca with a rest.

Davide Calabria is only 18, but hugely impressed in his two Serie A games this season, so keeps the right-back spot during Ignazio Abate’s injury lay-off.

Jeremy Menez and M’Baye Niang are also sidelined for the Rossoneri, who won their last two games by tense 3-2 scorelines against Palermo and Udinese.

Genoa are in dire need of a win, having registered four defeats in the opening five rounds.

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini has few options at his disposal, because Goran Pandev (starting a three-match ban for lashing out an elbow) and Issa Cissokho are suspended.

Mattia Perin, Alassane Tambe, Ezequiel Munoz, Tino Costa and Cristian Ansaldi are all on the treatment table.

The good news is that Leonardo Pavoletti and Serge Gakpe are available again, so Manchester City loaner Oliver Ntcham drops to the bench.

Genoa beat Milan home and away last season, so hope to keep that positive streak going.

Genoa: Lamanna; De Maio, Burdisso, Marchese; Figueiras, Rincon, Dzemaili, Laxalt; Capel, Pavoletti, Perotti

Genoa bench: Ujkani, Ierardi, Gakpé, Izzo, Lazovic, Tachtsidis, Raul Asensio, Lazovic, Ntcham

Milan: Diego Lopez; Calabria, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; De Jong, Montolivo, Bertolacci; Bonaventura; Luiz Adriano, Balotelli

Milan bench: Abbiati, Donnarumma, Alex, Antonelli, Rodrigo Ely, Kucka, Nocerino, Poli, Suso, Honda, Bacca, Cerci

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