The emergency on the wide areas has officially erupted and will force the technical staff to redesign the plans. The simultaneous injuries of Pervis Estupiñán (left knee sprain to be assessed with new exams in Milan) and Alexis Saelemaekers (close to ankle surgery with an estimated stop of 3-4 months) put Milan coach Rúben Amorim in a position of having to turn necessity into virtue on the left flank. At least until the Ecuadorian full‑back is available again, the left side will be an open construction site starting from the Sunday 11 October match at 18:00 against Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium.

Whether the 3-4-2-1, the trademark of the former Sporting and Manchester United coach, or the 4-2-3-1 (already tried in the league against Lecce and repeated in the closed‑door friendly against Padova), the Rossoneri left‑out will change skin. La Gazzetta dello Sport today in the newsstand has tried to hypothesize the various alternative solutions at Milanello to replace the South American defender and the Belgian on the wing.

The toss-ups for the Mapei Stadium: Bartesaghi and Diego Moreira in pole

Below, here is how the two tactical variants of Rúben Amorim would change according to the latest tactical indications:

The surprise cards: the Rabiot hypothesis on the left and the Diawara option

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