Milan change system after two straight defeats, using Lucas Paqueta behind Krzysztof Piatek and Patrick Cutrone against revitalised Udinese.
It kicks off at San Siro at 18.00 UK time.
The Rossoneri are back under pressure for a top four finish following costly defeats to Inter and Sampdoria.
Milan change system after two straight defeats, using Lucas Paqueta behind Krzysztof Piatek and Patrick Cutrone against revitalised Udinese.
It kicks off at San Siro at 18.00 UK time.
The Rossoneri are back under pressure for a top four finish following costly defeats to Inter and Sampdoria.
Suso is off form and Andrea Conti injured, but Franck Kessie has picked up a knee injury so Lucas Biglia keeps his place in midfield.
Gennaro Gattuso revamps the system, scrapping his 4-3-3 for a 4-3-1-2 with Paqueta as the trequartista behind Piatek and Cutrone.
Hakan Calhanoglu drops into a deeper role and Suso is left on the bench.
There are also changes in the full-back positions as Ignazio Abate and Diego Laxalt come in for Davide Calabria and Ricardo Rodriguez.
Udinese are revitalised under new Coach Igor Tudor – even if he did have four games in charge at the end of last season too – as he replaced sacked Davide Nicola and immediately beat Genoa 2-0.
That result allowed the Friulani to steer three points clear of the relegation zone, but it’s still very tight in the battle to avoid the drop.
Midfield veteran Sandro and wing-back Jens Stryger-Larsen are suspended, with Bram Nuytinck, Marco D’Alessandro and Antonin Barak injured.
Nicolas Opoku steps into the defence with Kevin Lasagna flanked by Ignacio Pussetto and Milan transfer target Rodrigo De Paul.
Udinese have kept one clean sheet in their last 20 Serie A trips to Milan, a 1-0 victory in September 2016.
Milan: G Donnarumma; Abate, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Laxalt; Bakayoko, Biglia, Calhanoglu; Paqueta; Piatek, Cutrone
Milan bench: Reina, A. Donnarumma, Calabria, Caldara, Rodriguez, Zapata, Strinic, Mauri, Bertolacci, Montolivo, Borini, Castillejo, Suso
Udinese: Musso; Ter-Avest, Opoku, De Maio, Zeegelaar; Fofana, Behrami, Samir; Pussetto, Lasagna, De Paul
Udinese bench: Perisan, Badu, Mandragora, Wilmot, Nicolas, Okaka, Ingelsson, Teodorczyk, Micin
Ref: Banti