New Milan signing Charles De Ketelaere is expected to start on the bench against Udinese today. Check out the probable line-ups for the first Serie A game of the season.

The Serie A champions host Udinese at San Siro at 17.30 UK time.

Sandro Tonali and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are the only players on the sidelines for Stefano Pioli, who will likely start Brahim Diaz and Ante Rebic in attack. Olivier Giroud and new signing Divock Origi are not fully fit and the other new face – De Ketelaere – hasn’t trained with his teammates consistently enough to get the nod today.

Diaz scored his last Serie A goal in September 2021.

No draws for Milan in the first league game of the season in the last 10 years.

The Rossoneri have the best defence in Europe since the start of the year (nine goals conceded in 19 games).

Udinese have a new coach: the debutant Andrea Sottil and haven’t changed much during the summer, managing to keep last season’s best scorer Gerard Deulofeu.

Tolgay Arslan, Mato Jajalo and Leonardo Buta are out of action for the Friulani. Doubts in defence and midfield with Walace favourite over Sandi Lavric and Bram Nuytinck over Adam Masina. Udinese won just one debut game in the last six years, in 2019 against Milan.

Milan vs. Udinese – probable line-ups

Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer, Krunic; Messias, Diaz, Leao; Rebic.

Udinese (3-5-2): Silvestri; Becao, Nehuen Perez, Nuytinck; Soppy, Pereyra, Walace, Makengo, Udogie; Deulofeu, Success.

5 thought on “Probable line-ups: Milan vs. Udinese – De Ketelaere on the bench”
  1. Disappointed Milan didn’t look at replacing Krunic.

    He’s a mediocre player at best in my eyes and it’s people like him they need to steadily swap out for better alternatives.

    Also surprised Deulofeu is still at Udinese as I really rate him. Would have been happy to see him back at Milan actually, but he deserves a better team either in Italy or elsewhere.

  2. Please can you post a list words we are not allowed use? Apparently the word l.o.a.n cannot be used for some unknown reason. Are there others? Why is it so hard to post comments?

  3. @Maldini’s Heir. Yeah, it’s ridiculous.

    My comment: I know this is the same squad that won the title last year, but it still reads like a mid-table team. Not thrilled seeing Diaz, Messias and Krunic there. I hope we at least bring in a solid CDM before the close of the transfer window.

  4. 1 Italian player on Milan line up
    Wow.
    This is a disgrace to Italian football.
    Udienese has more Italians on line up then Milan.
    For all you experts on national Italian team wondering what going on with Italy not qualify for
    World Cup 2 times In row. Your answer is look at the starting line up of Milan and at that at all serie A games tomorrow and you find your answer why Italy is done

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