Second-placed Milan host leaders Juventus in what should be an intriguing San Siro clash, as Carlos Bacca and M’Baye Niang face Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on the LIVEBLOG.
This fixture hasn’t been important for the top spots for a few years, but the Rossoneri are in joint second place with Roma, just five points behind the Serie A leaders.
Second-placed Milan host leaders Juventus in what should be an intriguing San Siro clash, as Carlos Bacca and M’Baye Niang face Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on the LIVEBLOG.
This fixture hasn’t been important for the top spots for a few years, but the Rossoneri are in joint second place with Roma, just five points behind the Serie A leaders.
A victory for Milan would blow the Scudetto race wide open, and not just for them. It’s a celebratory moment for Vincenzo Montella, his 200th Serie A game as a Coach.
Davide Calabria, Andrea Bertolacci, Mati Fernandez, Luca Antonelli and Riccardo Montolivo are out injured, but Bacca returns after he was rested for the 2-1 victory at Chievo.
18-year-old Manuel Locatelli again pulls the midfield strings with 17-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal, but the one to watch is Niang, as his pace can wreak havoc.
Juventus won 1-0 at Olympique Lyonnais on Tuesday with a Juan Cuadrado scorcher, but the injury crisis drags on.
Giorgio Chiellini, Marko Pjaca, Kwadwo Asamoah and Rolando Mandragora are out, while Mario Mandzukic is only fit for the bench.
Hernanes is given the midfield reins this time, as Mario Lemina was sent off in Lyon, and Dani Alves is again preferred to Stephan Lichtsteiner.
Dybala and Higuain lead the line with Miralem Pjanic given a free midfield role.
It’s sold out at San Siro for this showdown with over 76,000 tickets sold and Milan have remarkably lost their last nine competitive meetings with Juventus, home and away, including the Coppa Italia Final in May. That result is why the Rossoneri aren’t in Europe again this season.
Robinho decided the most recent Milan win here in November 2012, when their Coach was Max Allegri.
Milan: Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Suso, Bacca, Niang
Milan bench: Gabriel, Plizzari, Ely, Luiz Adriano, Lapadula, Honda, Gomez, Poli, Sosa, Pasalic
Juventus: Buffon; Benatia, Bonucci, Barzagli; Dani Alves, Khedira, Hernanes, Pjanic, Alex Sandro; Dybala, Higuain
Juventus bench: Neto, Audero, Cuadrado, Marchisio, Lemina, Rugani, Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Evra, Kean