Coppa Italia: Milan vs Sassuolo – probable line-ups and where to ...

Rafael Leao will start in the Milan attack in a Coppa Italia Round of 16 tie against Sassuolo.

It kicks off at 21:00 CET (19:00 GMT) at the Stadio Meazza.

The Rossoneri are without the injured Alessandro Florenzi, Ismael Bennacer and Luka Jovic, while Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez will rest and won’t even go on the bench.

AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez in action during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Venezia FC, in Milan, northern Italy, 14 September 2024. EPA-EFE/ROBERTO BREGANI

This means Marco Sportiello will start in goal, while Filippo Terracciano will get the nod in the left-back position.

Paulo Fonseca will rotate his squad, but a few regular starters will still make the starting line-up. Among them are Fikayo Tomori in central defence, Tijjani Reijnders and Youssouf Fofana in the middle of the park and Rafael Leao in attack.

Sassuolo star Domenico Berardi is expected to start on the bench, but he’ll naturally be the main threat if he’s involved.

The Italian winger has scored 11 goals against the Rossoneri, including three at San Siro.

Tonight’s winner will face Roma or Sampdoria in the quarter-finals.

Milan vs Sassuolo – where to watch on TV

The game will be available to stream on PremierPlay in the UK and Paramount+ in the USA. If you are in Italy, you can watch the game for free on Italia 1. Football Italia will provide live updates from San Siro through a dedicated live blog.

Milan vs Sassuolo – probable line-ups

Milan (4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Terracciano; Fofana, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Abraham.

Sassuolo (4-3-3): Satalino; Missori, Odenthal, Muharemovic, Paz; Iannoni, Ghion, Caligara; Volpato, Mulattieri, Antiste.

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