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It’s a revamped Milan, as Jeremy Menez, Stephan El Shaarawy and Keisuke Honda face Miroslav Klose’s Lazio.
Their first Serie A game of the season kicks off at San Siro at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
New boss Pippo Inzaghi makes his senior management debut and already it’s a big game for European qualification.
Fernando Torres has not completed his move from Chelsea in time for this game, while Giampaolo Pazzini is out with a muscular problem.
It means Menez has to take the ‘False 9’ role in a 4-3-3 flanked by Honda and El Shaarawy.
At the back, Mattia De Sciglio and Philippe Mexes are suspended, while Riccardo Montolivo is out until late October with a broken leg.
Daniele Bonera is re-routed as a make-shift left-back and Diego Lopez gets his Serie A debut, but 16-year-old talent Hachim Mastour is on the bench.
Lazio have also made many changes to their squad this summer after failing to qualify for the Europa League.
Klose starts with the memories of winning the World Cup with Germany still very fresh in the mind.
He is supported by Antonio Candreva and exciting youngster Keita Balde Diao, leaving Filip Djordjevic on the bench.
Bruno Pereirinha is suspended with Federico Marchetti, Eddy Onazi, Abdoulay Konko and Ederson sidelined.
Summer signings Dusan Basta, Stefan de Vrij and Marco Parolo are all in the starting XI.
Milan: Diego Lopez; Abate, Zapata, Alex, Bonera; Poli, De Jong, Muntari; Honda, Menez, El Shaarawy
Milan bench: Abbiati, Agazzi, Albertazzi, Armero, Rami, Zaccardo, Zapata, Cristante, Essien, Saponara, Poli, Mastour, Niang
Lazio: Berisha; Basta, De Vrij, Cana, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Lulic; Candreva, Klose, Keita
Lazio bench: Guerrieri, Strakosha, Braafheid, Novaretti, Gentiletti, Konko, Cataldi, Felipe Anderson, Ledesma, Gonzalez, Mauri, Djordjevic