Milan already beat Verona on Wednesday in the Coppa Italia and try to build some momentum, but are up against some familiar faces.
It kicks off at the Bentegodi at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The Rossoneri have turned a corner since Gennaro Gattuso scrapped the three-man defence and moved to a 4-3-3 formation, picking up wins over Bologna in Serie A and Hellas in the Coppa Italia.
Milan already beat Verona on Wednesday in the Coppa Italia and try to build some momentum, but are up against some familiar faces.
It kicks off at the Bentegodi at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The Rossoneri have turned a corner since Gennaro Gattuso scrapped the three-man defence and moved to a 4-3-3 formation, picking up wins over Bologna in Serie A and Hellas in the Coppa Italia.
Wednesday’s encounter at San Siro ended 3-0 with goals from Suso, Alessio Romagnoli and Patrick Cutrone, but both line-ups have changed a great deal here today.
Hakan Calhanoglu is back in the squad, albeit only on the bench, while Fabio Borini returns from injury to complete the trident attack with Nikola Kalinic.
Davide Calabria is given the nod rather than Ignazio Abate at right-back.
Gianluigi Donnarumma was in tears after Milan ultras insulted him and urged the goalkeeper to leave during the Coppa Italia tie, amid reports – which he denied – that his agent Mino Raiola was trying to get the contract renewal annulled, claiming it had been signed under psychological stress.
Verona are without Mohamed Fares, Matteo Bianchetti and Mattia Zaccagni.
Fabio Pecchia’s side have managed just one win and a draw in their last eight Serie A games, but only failed to score twice in that run.
Alessio Cerci and Giampaolo Pazzini were rested in the Coppa tie midweek, but the former starts against his old club, supported by Mattia Valoti.
Milan fans have very bad memories of the Bentegodi, as they twice fumbled the Scudetto here in 1973 and 1990, earning it the nickname of ‘Fatal Verona.’
They’ve also lost two of the last three visits, both by 2-1 scorelines.
Verona: Nicolas; Ferrari, Caracciolo, Heurtaux, Caceres; Romulo, Buchel, B Zuculini, Verde; Valoti; Cerci
Verona bench: Silvestri, Coppola, Fossati, Kean, Pazzini, F Zuculini, Lee, Calvano, Bessa, Bearzotti, Souprayen, Felicioli
Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Bonucci, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Suso, Kalinic, Borini
Milan bench: A Donnarumma, Storari, Abate, Antonelli, Musacchio, Paletta, Zapata, Biglia, Calhanoglu, Locatelli, Cutrone, Andre Silva
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