GdS: Amorim set to name first Milan XI at Torino with Ramos leading the line

GdS: Amorim set to name first Milan XI at Torino with Ramos leading the line

Ruben Amorim has settled on his first Milan starting line-up of the season for Saturday's trip to Torino, with Gonçalo Ramos leading the attack, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The opener at Ignazio Abate's Torino gives Amorim his first competitive test in the dugout, and he goes into it with two of his key men back in contention. Christian Pulisic and Matteo Gabbia have both recovered from injury, while new signing Diego Moreira is available for selection.

Gazzetta expect Amorim to line up in his 3-4-2-1, with a back three of Mario Gila, Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlović in front of Mike Maignan.

The wing-back roles go to Samuel Chukwueze on the right and Pervis Estupiñán on the left, with Luka Modrić and Yunus Musah forming the midfield double pivot behind them.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alphadjo Cissé are tipped to start as the two attacking midfielders supporting Ramos, the club-record signing who gets the nod up front for his first Milan appearance from the start.

The full predicted XI reads: Maignan; Gila, Gabbia, Pavlović; Chukwueze, Modrić, Musah, Estupiñán; Loftus-Cheek, Cissé; Ramos.

Torino are expected to answer with their own 3-4-2-1: Mascardi; Comuzzo, Coco, Ismajli; Fortini, Gineitis, Fitz-Jim, Cacciamani; Vlašić, Casadei; Simeone.

The inclusions of Cissé alongside Loftus-Cheek in the number 10 slots, with Pulisic only just back and named among the options rather than the XI, is the line to watch. If accurate, it is Amorim trusting the young Cissé from the first whistle in a system he is still bedding in.

From here, the team sheet is Amorim's to confirm at kick-off.

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