Milan seek their sixth win out of six competitive games and again rely on teenage sensation Patrick Cutrone against Cagliari.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

Follow the build-up and action as it happens from all seven Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Milan seek their sixth win out of six competitive games and again rely on teenage sensation Patrick Cutrone against Cagliari.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

Follow the build-up and action as it happens from all seven Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Vincenzo Montella’s much-revamped Rossoneri have had a wonderful start to the campaign, winning all their games between Serie A and the Europa League without conceding a goal, scoring 13.

Jack Bonaventura is on the treatment table for at least three weeks, but Lucas Biglia and Nikola Kalinic are on the bench for the first time since completing their transfers from Lazio and Fiorentina respectively.

They tested the 3-5-2 system on Thursday against Shkendija, but that experiment has been temporarily shelved in favour of 4-3-3 with Mateo Musacchio to partner Leonardo Bonucci.

For all the big investments and star names, 19-year-old youth team product Cutrone has emerged as the hero with his goals in Europe and Serie A.

He is flanked by Suso and Fabio Borini, while Franck Kessie and Hakan Calhanoglu support from midfield.

Cagliari were beaten 3-0 by Juventus last week, but were about to equalise when Gigi Buffon parried a Diego Farias penalty.

Fabio Deiola and Federico Melchiorri miss out, but Joao Pedro and Marco Sau return to the starting XI.

Cagliari earned a shock 2-1 victory in May, ending a run of six draws and 20 defeats against Milan, home and away. The last success at San Siro was 1-0 in June 1997, followed by one point from 14 visits.

Milan: G Donnarumma; Conti, Bonucci, Musacchio, R. Rodriguez; Kessié, Montolivo, Calhanoglu; Suso, Cutrone, Borini

Milan bench: A Donnarumma, Storari, Romagnoli, Abate, Zapata, Antonelli, Calabria, Biglia, Locatelli, José Mauri, Zanellato, André Silva, Kalinic

Cagliari: Cragno; Padoin, Andreolli, Pisacane, Capuano; Cigarini, Barella, Ionita; Joao Pedro, Farias; Sau

Cagliari bench: Crosta, Ceppitelli, Miangue, Romagna, Dessena, Cossu, Faragò, Deiola, Giannetti, Cop

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