Milan have five players positive for COVID, while Roma have two, but the game is expected to go ahead. Check out the probable line-ups.
The match at the Stadio Meazza is one of those expected to be played as scheduled. Milan announced three more cases of COVID yesterday, so they now have five, but four players are unnamed and one is the second-choice goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu.
However, Sky Sport Italia reported that Fikayo Tomori, Alessio Romagnoli and Davide Calabria didn’t take part in yesterday’s training session.
Franck Kessié, Fodé Ballo-Touré and Ismael Bennacer are on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Rafael Leao and Ante Rebic have returned to group training this week, while Pietro Pellegri and Simon Kjaer are injured.
The whole team will undergo a new round of swab tests today.
Roma have Spinazzola out of action, Borja Mayoral and Daniel Fuzato with COVID. Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham returned to group training this week and are expected to start.
Roma lost 12 away games in 2021 and haven’t won two matches in a row away from the Stadio Olimpico since August 2020.
Probable line-ups:
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Kalulu, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Tonali, Krunic; Messias, Diaz, Saelemaekers; Giroud.
Roma (3-4-1-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Pellegrini, Cristante, Veretout, Vina; Zaniolo; Abraham.