Ruben Amorim looks ready to start Diego Moreira for the first time tonight at Juventus, with Alexis Saelemaekers also named among the front three in La Gazzetta dello Sport's predicted XI.
Both sides arrive level on six points and a +3 goal difference after two matches, so this is the first meeting of the season that forces one of them to blink. For Milan it is an early measure of where they stand against a direct rival.
The selection has been shaped in part by an injury. Matteo Gabbia had to cut Tuesday's training session short with an ankle problem, and that pushed Amorim to bring Fikayo Tomori back into the fold just before the mercato deadline for defensive cover.
According to Gazzetta, Milan will set up in a back three of Mario Gila, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlović in front of Mike Maignan. Samuel Chukwueze returns at right wing-back, while Yunus Musah partners Luka Modrić in a midfield double pivot. The left flank is where Moreira gets his chance.
Ahead of them, Adrien Rabiot and Saelemaekers are tipped to play as the two attacking midfielders behind Gonçalo Ramos. The bench is deep, with Davide Bartesaghi, Ardon Jashari, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic, Omari Hutchinson and Francesco Camarda all listed as options.
The full predicted Milan XI in a 3-4-2-1 reads: Maignan; Gila, De Winter, Pavlović; Chukwueze, Musah, Modrić, Moreira; Rabiot, Saelemaekers; Ramos.
Juventus are expected to line up 4-2-3-1: Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumí, Çelik; Locatelli, Douglas Luiz; Conceição, Nico González, Boga; Kolo Muani.
Naming Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek among the substitutes gives Amorim two ready-made changes if the game opens up, useful insurance on a night when a debutant starts on the left. From here, it is Amorim's call once the teams are confirmed.