MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 27: Alvaro Morata of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Lecce at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 27, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Alvaro Morata of Milan (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Milan are missing several key players including Christian Pulisic and drop Rafael Leao again, so Alvaro Morata and Samuel Chukwueze take on Romelu Lukaku, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Scott McTominay’s Napoli.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Cagliari-Bologna and Lecce-Verona on the Liveblog.

The Rossoneri saw Saturday’s fixture with Bologna postponed due to severe weather warnings, so the Theo Hernandez and Tijjani Reijnders bans are carried on to this match instead.

Also absent are injured Matteo Gabbia, Tammy Abraham, Luka Jovic, Alessandro Florenzi and Ismael Bennacer.

The last-minute news is that Pulisic is suffering from flu symptoms and not fit to start, so this forces a complete reshuffle.

Despite all that, Rafael Leao is dropped again in favour of Samuel Chukwueze and Noah Okafor, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek moved up to support Morata.

It means Yunus Musah steps in to the midfield two instead.

NAPLES, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his side fifth goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and Palermo at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on September 26, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Scott McTominay celebrates for Napoli (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Napoli extended their lead at the top of the table after the thrilling Inter 4-4 Juventus draw and the only absentee remains Stanislav Lobotka, replaced by Billy Gilmour.

McTominay, Matteo Politano and Kvaratskhelia continue to support Lukaku, while Leonardo Spinazzola has shaken off flu symptoms for a spot on the bench.

Cyril Ngonge and David Neres return to the touchline following squad rotation against Lecce.

Conte’s men have won seven of the last eight Serie A matches, scoring 16 goals and conceding two.

However, Napoli have not beaten Milan since a 2-1 here in September 2022, followed by two draws and three defeats in all competition.

That included the Champions League quarter-finals in April 2023.

Milan vs. Napoli line-ups

Milan: Maignan; Emerson Royal, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Terracciano; Fofana, Musah; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Okafor; Morata

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Gilmour, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Kvaratskhelia

29-10-2024 19:45
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Player statistic

1st half
    5' Goal Romelu Lukaku
(Assist: Frank Anguissa)
    43' Goal Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
(Assist: Mathías Olivera)
2nd half
    73' Yellow card Mathías Olivera
MIL
NAP

Starting lineups

16
Goalkeeper
22
Defender
62'
28
Defender
31
42
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
87'
29
Midfielder
80
Midfielder
7
Attacker
17
Attacker
62'
21
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
22
17
Defender
90'
99
Midfielder
6
Midfielder
90'
8
Midfielder
77
77'
21
Attacker
69'
11
Attacker
77'

Substitutes

2
Defender
23
Defender
57
Goalkeeper
18
Midfielder
33
20
Defender
96
Goalkeeper
30
Midfielder
10
Attacker
62'
11
62'
73
87'
37
5
Defender
81
25
Goalkeeper
26
Attacker
16
Defender
30
69'
18
Attacker
77'
7
Attacker
77'
90
Midfielder
90'
23
Attacker
90'

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