GdS: Predicted XIs for Sassuolo vs. Milan – Gabbia, Estupinan and Musah to start

AC Milan get their league campaign back underway this evening in Reggio Emilia, taking on Sassuolo in a tricky away trip.

Sassuolo are unbeaten in seven of their last nine Serie A matches against Milan (W4 D3), including the three most recent three (W1, D2). So, Ruben Amorim and his team will have to overturn a recent trend to start a daunting run of fixtures with an important win.

Sassuolo vs. AC Milan: Predicted starting XIs

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Amorim will line his side up in a 4-4-1-1 formation. Mario Gila, Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic and Pervis Estupinan will be the four-man defence ahead of Mike Maignan.

Samuel Chukwueze, Yunus Musah, Adrien Rabiot and Diego Moreira are expected to be the four across the midfield. Then, Christian Pulisic will operate behind Goncalo Ramos.

It would mean that the likes of Koni De Winter, Davide Bartesaghi, Ardon Jashari, Luka Modric, Alphadjo Cisse, Omari Hutchinson and Francesco Camarda will all be ready to come off the bench.

Predicted Milan XI (4-4-1-1): Maignan; Gila, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Estupinan; Chukwueze, Musah, Rabiot, Moreira; Pulisic; Ramos.

Predicted bench: Bouyer, Torriani, Tomori, De Winter, Diawara, F. Terracciano, Bartesaghi, Jashari, Modric, Comotto, Loftus-Cheek, Cisse, Hutchinson, Camarda.

Predicted Sassuolo XI (4-3-3): Muric; Cinquegrano, Caleta-Car, Leysen, Doig; Adzic, Matic, Thorstvedt; Berardi, Esposito, Lauriente.

Predicted bench: Turati, Satalino, Van der Brempt, Odenthal, Obrador, Ghion, Lipani, Bakola, Sulemana, Skjellerup, Dominguez, Pierini, Bowie.