GdS: Milan’s predicted XI to face Roma – Theo and Jimenez both included | OneFootball

AC Milan are back in Serie A action at San Siro on Sunday night as they welcome Roma in the final game of 2024, and Paulo Fonseca is working towards selecting his team.

Milan will close out the calendar year with a game against a Roma side that have had a season with far more downs than ups. They have already had three head coaches, with Claudio Ranieri following Ivan Juric and Daniele De Rossi.

As MilanNews report, there will be a number of absences for Fonseca to deal with. Alessandro Florenzi, Luka Jovic, Yunus Musah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Noah Okafor, Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic are all battling issues, even if the American is expected to at least make the bench.

Alex Jimenez should start as a left winger in place of Rafael Leao. The left-back spot will then be covered by Theo Hernandez, who should return to the starting line-up after starting the last two games against Genoa and Verona on the bench.

The Frenchman should complete the back four in front of Mike Maignan made up of Emerson Royal, Malick Thiaw and Matteo Gabbia. Filippo Terracciano and Youssouf Fofana are down as the midfield double pivot, with Samuel Chukwueze and Alvaro Morata on the right wing and up front respectively.

Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernandez; Fofana, Terracciano; Chukwueze, Reijnders, Jimenez; Abraham.