Adrien Rabiot is set to make his first start of the season on Sunday in Turin, against former club Juventus, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Frenchman arrived only weeks ago and has so far been used off the bench, but his impact in the wins over Torino and Venezia has moved him quickly up the pecking order. Now, with two weeks of Milanello training behind him, he steps into the starting eleven for a fixture Milan see as psychologically loaded.
Rabiot will take over the attacking midfield role from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, deployed on the centre-right, with licence to cut inside or run beyond the line to receive from deeper midfielders. Gazzetta frame his profile around strength in duels, finishing from range, and a willingness to press high up the pitch.
His cameos have made the case for him. Against Torino he needed just eight minutes to set up Alphadjo Cisse for the opener and ten to score the winner. Against Venezia he didn't get on the scoresheet but covered ground and helped Milan win the ball back higher up. All four of the Rossoneri's goals this season have come with Rabiot on the pitch.
His familiarity with the Turin stadium and his experience in big matches make him a reference point for less seasoned team-mates, in a game where nerves could tell.
The tactical picture is not fixed. With Omari Hutchinson on the pitch, Amorim can drop Rabiot into a double pivot, but the coach's preferred use is in the playmaker spot, where his long shots and forward runs add to the attacking threat.
Rabiot's standing at the club runs deeper than one team sheet. He signed a three-year contract offered by Gerry Cardinale, and Amorim's demands on arrival reportedly included keeping both Rabiot and Mike Maignan. In his pre-Venezia press conference, the coach confirmed the club is working with the player's mother and agent on a renewal, describing him as central to Milan's balance beyond this season.
The saga to watch now is that contract talk, but the immediate story is simpler: after earning trust from the bench, Rabiot returns to Turin with the team built around him.