AC Milan vs Udinese: Team Line-Ups Announced Ahead of Serie A Clash

AC Milan‘s head coach, Paulo Fonseca, has unveiled his starting line-up for the upcoming Serie A match against Udinese. The team has seen several changes from the previous encounter against Fiorentina, where Milan suffered a defeat.

In terms of injuries, Davide Calabria is the only short-term absentee still in recovery. Meanwhile, Ismael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi, and Marco Sportiello continue their recovery from surgery and will not be available.

Milan’s line-up features Mike Maignan as the goalkeeper, supported by Emerson Royal in the right-back position. The center-back pair has been altered with Malick Thiaw replacing Matteo Gabbia to partner with Strahinja Pavlovic. Filippo Terracciano steps in at left-back to replace the suspended Theo Hernandez, beating Alex Jimenez for the position.

The team’s formation will see Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders maintaining their positions in the midfield double pivot. Samuel Chukwueze, despite an earlier injury scare during international duty, starts on the right flank, while Christian Pulisic assumes the role of an attacking midfielder. Noah Okafor is set to play on the left, taking over from Rafael Leao, as the squad gears up for a congested schedule.

Leading the attack, Alvaro Morata replaces Tammy Abraham as the central forward. Milan will line up in a traditional 4-2-3-1 formation against Udinese’s 3-5-2 setup.

The official Milan XI is Mike Maignan; Emerson Royal, Malick Thiaw, Strahinja Pavlovic, Filippo Terracciano; Youssouf Fofana, Tijjani Reijnders; Samuel Chukwueze, Christian Pulisic, Noah Okafor; Alvaro Morata.

Milan’s bench includes Sportiello, Torriani, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Jimenez, Tomori, Liberali, Bartesaghi, Musah, and Abraham.

Udinese will be fielding Okoye; Kabasele, Bijol, Toure; Ehizibue, Zemura, Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp; Iker Bravo, and Lucca. Substitute options for Udinese include Sava, Padelli, Abankwah, Payero, Davis, Kamara, Palma, Brenner, Ebosse, Giannetti, Rui Modesto, and Pizarro.