Rafa, two and a half weeks after the muscle problem in Turin, is still not brilliant. Max considers whether to use him in the second half
Rafa Leao is not sure if he will start against Verona. Indeed, at this moment there is a serious possibility that Pulisic and Nkunku will play in attack. Rafa stopped on December 8th in Turin: muscle strain in his right adductor. 18 days have passed and Leao is still not 100%. He missed the matches with Sassuolo and Napoli and would probably have also missed the eventual Super Cup final.
leao-pulisic damn
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Allegri will decide tomorrow, during training on the eve of the match. Milan will take to the pitch on Sunday at 12.30 and there will be no time for last minute tests. Plan B is quite clear: Nkunku and Pulisic together, like against Napoli in Riyadh. And speaking of couples, a Leao bench would confirm the 10-11 curse: Rafa and Pulisic, in four full months of football, have only played one Italian Cup match together and the derby with Inter.
de winter and fofana
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Allegri has a couple of other choices to finalize in the next 24 hours. In defence, without Gabbia, logic leads to the confirmation of De Winter, despite the terrible match against Napoli in the Super Cup. The alternative, Odogu, has practically never seen the pitch and Pavlovic has never played as a central defender. In the middle of the pitch, taking Rabiot and Modric for granted, there is only one last assessment to be made on Fofana, who returned for just over 20 minutes in the Super Cup. Saturday will bring advice.
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