Milan try a new partnership with Carlos Bacca and Mario Balotelli in this European showdown with Domenico Berardi’s Sassuolo.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow all the action as it happens from today’s SEVEN Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
This is unexpectedly a head-to-head between seventh and sixth, so the points could be crucial in the race for European qualification.
Milan try a new partnership with Carlos Bacca and Mario Balotelli in this European showdown with Domenico Berardi’s Sassuolo.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow all the action as it happens from today’s SEVEN Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
This is unexpectedly a head-to-head between seventh and sixth, so the points could be crucial in the race for European qualification.
The Rossoneri are on fine form, but have Ignazio Abate suspended, Riccardo Montolivo, Luiz Adriano, M’Baye Niang, Philippe Mexes and Rodrigo Ely sidelined.
Diego Lopez returns to the bench for the first time since November.
It’s a new front pairing for Milan, as Balotelli is given the chance to shine alongside Bacca.
Sassuolo have won both their previous Serie A home games against Milan and want to make it a treble.
Berardi is the one to watch, as he has an extraordinary record with the Rossoneri – scoring eight goals in just six meetings.
He completes the trident attack with Gregoire Defrel and Nicola Sansone, while Simone Missiroli returns from suspension in midfield.
Curiously, these sides have faced off six times in all competition and their record is completely even – three wins each.
To add further layers to the tie, Sassuolo Coach Eusebio Di Francesco is being linked with Sinisa Mihajlovic’s job for next season and club owner Giorgio Squinzi is a passionate Milan supporter.
Sassuolo: Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Defrel, Sansone
Sassuolo bench: Pegolo, Pomini, Gazzola, Antei, Longhi, Terranova, Biondini, Pellegrini, Politano, Falcinelli, Trotta
Milan: Donnarumma; De Sciglio, Zapata, Alex, Antonelli; Honda, Bertolacci, Kucka, Bonaventura; Bacca, Balotelli
Milan bench: Diego Lopez, Abbiati, Romagnoli, Calabria, Simic, José Mauri, Locatelli, Poli, Boateng, Menez