It’s a monumental battle at San Siro as Clarence Seedorf’s reshuffled Milan host Antonio Conte’s record-breaking Juventus” data-scaytid=”4″>Juventus.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.
It’s a monumental battle at San Siro as Clarence Seedorf’s reshuffled Milan host Antonio Conte’s record-breaking Juventus.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.
While in recent years this would’ve been a Scudetto showdown, the Rossoneri are mid-table following a disastrous run under Massimiliano Allegri.
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He has to do without Mario Balotelli, who has not recovered from a shoulder injury he sustained against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Sulley Muntari is suspended, while Stephan El Shaarawy and Bryan Cristante are still sidelined.
Christian Abbiati and Daniele Bonera return after coming down with flu last week and Mattia De Sciglio is fit for the bench following an ankle sprain.
It means Giampaolo Pazzini leads the trident attack with support from Ricky Kaka, Adel Taarabt and Andrea Poli preferred to Keisuke Honda.
Juventus have Arturo Vidal suspended in midfield, so his place is taken by Claudio Marchisio alongside Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba.
Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente were rested for the 2-0 Europa League victory away to Trabzonspor on Thursday, but return here.
Giorgio Chiellini is not risked from the start, so Martin Caceres is again in the back three.
Kwadwo Asamoah passed a late fitness test to be included.
Milan: Abbiati; Abate, Rami, Bonera, Emanuelson; Montolivo, De Jong; Kaka, Poli, Taarabt; Pazzini
Milan bench: Amelia, Gabriel, De Sciglio, Mexes, Robinho, Saponara, Honda, Birsa, Essien, Constant, Petagna, Zaccardo
Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Pogba, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah; Tevez, Llorente
Juventus bench: Storari, Rubinho, Chiellini, Ogbonna, Peluso, Isla, Padoin, Osvaldo, Giovinco, Quagliarella