Milan are forced to transform their defence against Scudetto-chasing Napoli, who in turn have to start Christian Maggio at San Siro.
It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Milan are forced to transform their defence against Scudetto-chasing Napoli, who in turn have to start Christian Maggio at San Siro.
It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
This is a massive fixture in the Italian calendar and both sides are desperate for points to maintain pressure on their targets, which for the Rossoneri is a place in Europe and the Partenopei their first title since 1990.
Gennaro Gattuso cannot field his strongest line-up by any means, because Leonardo Bonucci is suspended and Alessio Romagnoli injured, meaning an all-new centre-back pairing of Cristian Zapata and Mateo Musacchio.
Davide Calabria is back after injury, while Suso and Hakan Calhanoglu flank Nikola Kalinic rather than Patrick Cutrone or Andre Silva.
Napoli also make changes after their last-gasp 2-1 victory over Chievo, decided by an Amadou Diawara curler.
Jorginho and Raul Albiol were suspended for that game, but return here, while Mario Rui sits out a ban.
As Faouzi Ghoulam is still a long way off fitness, that means veteran Maggio has to play at right-back, shifting Elseid Hysaj over to the left.
Jose Callejon has been linked with a move to Milan, in exchange for Suso, and he partners Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne.
It’s a strange fixture for the two goalkeepers, as Gianluigi Donnarumma is from the Naples area, while Pepe Reina has already agreed a contract to join Milan as a free agent in June.
Juventus host Sampdoria at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), so Napoli must win to keep the pressure on, especially as the top two go head-to-head in Turin next weekend.
Milan have only managed one point in their last six meetings with Napoli, home and away, a 1-1 draw at the San Paolo in February 2016.
The Partenopei have won their last two visits to San Siro since a 2-0 loss here in December 2014.
It’s reported the number of Napoli fans in the stadium could be above 7,000, littered around the arena, because there are so many Neapolitans living in the city.
Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Zapata, Musacchio, Rodriguez; Kessie, Biglia, Bonaventura; Suso, Kalinic, Calhanoglu
Napoli: Reina; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Hysaj; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
Ref: Banti