Leao and Pulisic together again

On Thursday night, AC Milan will hope to proceed their profitable streak, as they welcome Genoa to the San Siro for his or her first dwelling recreation of 2026.

It is going to be a case of beginning how they imply to go on for Milan. Their solely lack of the 2025/26 Serie A season has come at San Siro, and they also will hope a brand new 12 months can solely distance them farther from that blip.

A win in opposition to Cagliari final outing confirmed that the Rossoneri are doubtlessly altering the narrative on the subject of groups away from the European locations. Nonetheless, they can not get overconfident.

Our Beginning XI vs. Genoa

Reviews have steered that Massimiliano Allegri won’t look to relaxation gamers for this recreation. So, a full-strength crew is anticipated right here.

Mike Maignan will preserve his place in purpose, then, while Fikayo Tomori can be anticipated to start out, regardless of options that he might be rested for this recreation. He’ll must be rested in some unspecified time in the future on this run we count on, however it might be greatest to do it later within the month. Then, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic have been given the nod to start out, so we count on them to.

In midfield, then, Davide Bartesaghi will return to his regular place, while Alexis Saelemaekers stays on the precise. Centrally, it’s a case of retaining issues the identical once more, so the French pair of Youssouf Fofana and Adrien Rabiot forward of Luka Modric.

Lastly, there might be a shout for Niclas Fullkrug to start out right here, on condition that Rafael Leao just isn’t 100%. Nonetheless, it appears the Portuguese is extra prepared than the German, so he ought to get the nod right here alongside Christian Pulisic.

Just about, if not the strongest squad, which Allegri has obtainable to him.

AlwaysMilan’s Predicted XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao.