Against Roma, Leao will be out, Pulisic at most ready for the bench. Considering that Morata is also returning, between the championship and the Super Cup we are moving towards two different teams, with new structures and adapted men
A New Year’s resolution? Well, change. Milan’s attack, between Christmas and the Epiphany, risks major restructuring. In the last match of the year, against Roma, Fonseca could start with Chukwueze, Reijnders and Jimenez behind one of Morata and Abraham. In the first of 2025, the Super Cup semi-final against Juve, he hopes to have Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao and Morata play from the start. It doesn’t happen easily but the meaning remains: Milan struggled a lot up front and are waiting for good news from 26, 27 and 28 December.
when leao comes back
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Rafa Leao, there’s no point in beating around the bush, is the big theme. He has an elongation of the left flexor which will certainly cause him to miss Roma. For the Super Cup, we are in the balance… and with him Milan. Rafa has had great highs and great lows this season but against Juve he would have something to prove: in the 0-0 draw in the league he was among the worst, never dangerous. Without him, we are experimenting: Okafor is out due to the soleus injury, Jimenez is adapted as a winger. Pulisic would be there but… he is also working to get back.
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CP11 will return to train with the group before the match against Roma. At the moment, it is likely that he will be on the bench that evening, then we’ll see. For January 3, against Juve, Fonseca has a clear idea: Pulisic will start. During the season, between the championship and the Champions League, Milan scored at least three goals in 7 different matches. Pulisic was always a starter in those matches and scored four times. Not a coincidence. Captain America, together with Tijjani Reijnders, was Milan’s best player. If he comes back, the team changes.
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So on the left Leao can return to the Super Cup, on the right or in the middle Pulisic tries for Roma, the area remains. That leaves Alvaro Morata, who is rarely talked about. Morata scored 4 goals in the league and one – in Madrid – in the Champions League. More quality than quantity. In his first four months as a Milan player he confirmed that he has class and that he is an intelligent player, not a 20-goal striker. For Roma and the Super Cup, Milan’s idea is for them to dust off an ancient quality: playing important matches better.
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