Zlatan Ibrahimovic was not originally meant to be the Milan captain this evening against Udinese, but his teammates voted to change the hierarchy for the Swedish veteran.

It kicks off at the Dacia Arena at 19.45 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri can look forward to a Champions League quarter-final with Napoli next month, but also need to get back on track in Serie A after a defeat to Fiorentina and disappointing draw with Salernitana.

Ibrahimovic is the captain this evening for the first time in his Milan career, as Davide Calabria is on the bench, Olivier Giroud suspended and Theo Hernandez at home suffering from flu symptoms.

Sky Sport Italia and Milan TV confirm that Ismael Bennacer was supposed to be the captain this evening, which is decided by seniority at the club, but Stefano Pioli let the team make the decision and they picked Ibrahimovic.

It is another way of honouring the 41-year-old on his first start in over a year, having recovered from a serious knee injury and surgery in May 2022.

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