Milan is dealing with a couple of rather serious injuries: that of Alexis Saelemaekers, which occurred during the break, and the one that was addressed yesterday by Matteo Gabbia in the early minutes of the match against Sassuolo.

In terms of the department, the defensive issue is extremely worrying. At the end of the summer transfer window it was the area that appeared most troubled. That is why Fikayo Tomori was reintegrated. Now, with the injury of the former Villarreal player, who could be out for three to four months, what is the situation in defence?

Available central defenders are Mario Gila, Koni De Winter, Strahinja Pavlovic, Fikayo Tomori and Sankhoun Diawara. Five for three competitions. The Spanish player is subject to some muscular problem. The choice to move to a back four could therefore help Amorim, who at this point might have a full‑back problem. In short, we are in October, but the defensive cover risks already being short.