AC Milan will get their 2026-27 Serie A campaign back underway this evening at the Mapei Stadium against Sassuolo.

It is not the easiest of fixtures to get the season resumed, given that Milan’s recent record against the Neroverdi is mixed to say the least . Tonight’s match in Reggio Emilia begins a torrid stretch of nine games inside one month, and seven in the next 21 days.

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Sassuolo vs. AC Milan: Official starting XIs

There are just a couple of injuries for Amorim to contend with. Firstly, Alexis Saelemaekers is set to undergo surgery after sustaining an ankle injury in training. Secondly, goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano is out with a shoulder issue.

As the reports suggested he would, Amorim is lining Milan up with a 4-4-1-1/4-2-3-1 formation. Mario Gila, Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic and Pervis Estupinan will be the four-man defence ahead of Mike Maignan.

Samuel Chukwueze, Yunus Musah, Adrien Rabiot and Diego Moreira the four across the midfield. Christian Pulisic will operate behind Goncalo Ramos in the attacking midfielder role to complete the starting side.

The likes of Koni De Winter, Davide Bartesaghi, Ardon Jashari, Luka Modric, Alphadjo Cisse, Omari Hutchinson and Francesco Camarda will all be ready to come off the bench.

Official Milan XI (4-4-1-1): Maignan; Gila, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Estupinan; Chukwueze, Musah, Rabiot, Moreira; Pulisic; Ramos.

Bench:  Bouyer, Torriani, De Winter, Diawara, Terracciano, Tomori, Bartesaghi, Modric, Jashari, Comotto, Loftus-Cheek, Hutchinson, Cisse, Camarda.

Official Sassuolo XI (4-3-3):  Muric; Van der Brempt, Caleta-Car, Leysen, Doig; Adzic, Matic, Bakola; Berardi, Esposito, Laurienté.

Bench:  Satalino, Turati, Cande, Walukiewicz, Volpato, Ghion, Bowie, Skjellerup, Dominguez, Odenthal, Obrador, Lipani, Thorstvedt, Cinquegrano, Kakari.