The outgoing coach changes the Rossoneri, with the Portuguese as the central striker of the 4-2-3-1 with Pulisic on the left and Musah on the right
Everything, absolutely everything, about Rafa Leao. For this evening’s derby, Stefano Pioli is oriented towards fielding a different Milan: Leao will be at the center of the Devil, in fact and positionally, because he should start as center forward. Giroud, the man who scored the brace in the 2022 scudetto derby, is set to start on the bench.
Because Rafa
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Pioli’s match plan will revolve around different concepts from the usual ones: it will be a Milan that will look less for possession and high aggression, to try to hit Inter on the counter. Leao will move at the center of the attack with this very task: look for depth and try to surprise the opponents with speed. Behind him there will be Loftus-Cheek, in the attacking midfield position, Pulisic, moved to the left, and Musah, a tall right winger whose duties will most likely also support the pair of midfielders in front of the defence, formed by Adli and Reijnders . The rest of the lineup will be as announced: Maignan in goal, with Calabria and Theo on the wings and the Gabbia-Tomori pair in the center (an obligatory choice, given Thiaw’s disqualification and the unavailability of Kjaer and Kalulu).
Cards from the bench
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With the match underway, Pioli will be able to draw from a bench full of attackers: in addition to the usual Jovic and Okafor, guarantees for performance as substitutes, the resources are called Chukwueze and Giroud. The Nigerian is among the fittest players in the Rossoneri squad but, barring any last-minute surprises, he will start his second derby like the first (in the first leg he played 34 minutes, coming on in the second half); the Frenchman is a guarantee on the nights that count and in particular against Inter (3 goals and 2 assists in 4 derbies) but he will be “sacrificed” in the name of the tactical plan. Giroud is in his last derby: his contract expiring in June will not be renewed, Los Angeles FC awaits him in the USA.
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2024-04-21 22:03:57
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