Probable Milan XI to face Salernitana – first choice defence and midfield

The Serie A season starts again tomorrow as AC Milan take on Salernitana, and Stefano Pioli seems to have settled on the starting line-up he will deploy.

MilanNews writes that Ante Rebic, Simon Kjaer, Divock Origi, Fode Ballo-Touré, Rade Krunic and Junior Messias join Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alessandro Florenzi and Mike Maignan as being absentees for the trip to Salerno as Pioli once again has to negotiate an injury crisis.

Ciprian Tatarusanu will be in goal with Davide Calabria, Pierre Kalulu, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez in defence, protected by a double pivot of Sandro Tonali and Ismael Bennacer.

Alexis Saelemaekers should be on the right wing, Brahim Diaz as the playmaker (60% chance of starting over Charles De Ketelaere) and Rafael Leao on the left wing as the trident behind the striker Olivier Giroud.

Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Tonali, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Diaz, Leao; Giroud.