Football Italia
·1 ottobre 2024
Football Italia
·1 ottobre 2024
Paulo Fonseca will look to Tammy Abraham in attack this evening against Bayer Leverkusen, but Alvaro Morata may start on the bench alongside Fikayo Tomori.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (19:00 GMT) at the Bay Arena in Leverkusen.
The Rossoneri must bounce back after a 3-1 loss against Liverpool in their Champions League debut two weeks ago.
They are without the injured Marco Sportiello, Alessandro Florenzi and Ismael Bennacer, while Luka Jovic is not part of their Champions League squad.
Davide Calabria and Noah Okafor travelled with the group to Germany. The Italian defender challenges Emerson Royal for a starting spot at right-back, but the Brazilian remains the favourite.
Morata is not fully fit, so he’ll likely be replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek, changing the Milan system to 4-2-3-1 with Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders in the middle of the park.
Bayer coach Xabi Alonso can rely on a full squad and will likely pick Victor Boniface in attack, with Florian Wirtz and Martin Terrier behind the Nigeria international.
The game will be broadcast live on Paramount+ and ViX in the USA and will be shown live on TNT Sports 5 in the UK. If you are in Italy, the game is on Sky, Sky Go and Now TV.
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Hradecky; Hincapié, Tah, Tapsoba; Grimaldo, Andrich, Xhaka, Frimpong; Wirtz, Terrier; Boniface.
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Abraham.