Milan have the opportunity to break away at the top with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rafael Leao, but Hellas Verona striker Nikola Kalinic is out for revenge.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

Milan have the opportunity to break away at the top with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rafael Leao, but Hellas Verona striker Nikola Kalinic is out for revenge.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri are already guaranteed they’ll hold onto the Serie A leadership going into the break for international duty, as Sassuolo, Juventus, Atalanta and Inter all failed to win.

They have the opportunity to extend their advantage to four points with a victory, but confidence might’ve been hit by Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League home defeat to Lille.

That was not only their first loss of the season, but they had been unbeaten since March, before the lockdown.

Mateo Musacchio is the only absentee, while Davide Calabria and Alexis Saelemaekers are carrying knocks, but still passed fit to start.

Alessio Romagnoli pulled out in the warm-up with a muscular problem, so Mattia Gabbia starts in defence.

Ante Rebic is again on the bench after several weeks out with a dislocated elbow, so Leao and Hakan Calhanoglu support the ever-present Ibrahimovic.

Verona have a lot of injury problems to contend with, missing the likes of Andrea Favilli, Kevin Ruegg, Koray Gunter, Marco Benassi, Marco Davide Faraoni, Miguel Veloso and Ronaldo Vieira.

Coach Ivan Juric picks former Milan flop Kalinic to lead the attack against his old club, with Antonin Barak and Mattia Zaccagni providing the service.

Hellas have never won a Serie A match away to Milan, managing just 12 draws and 16 defeats.

Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjaer, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Kessie, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Calhanoglu, Leao; Ibrahimovic

Verona: Silvestri; Ceccherini, Magnani, Lovato; Lazovic, Dawidowicz, Ilic, Dimarco; Zaccagni, Barak; Kalinic

Ref: Guida

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