AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has announced his starting line-up for tonight’s match against Udinese, and he has opted to make a number of changes from the side that lost to Fiorentina before half-time.

In terms of absences for Milan, Davide Calabria is the only player who has not yet left the treatment room in terms of short absences. Ismael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi and Marco Sportiello remain out as they recover from surgery.

Mike Maignan is in goal with Emerson Royal at right-back, while last night it looked like Matteo Gabbia would be alongside Strahinja Pavlovic at centre-back. However, the first has a muscle problem and it will be Malick Thiaw who partners the Serbian.

Filippo Terracciano takes the place of the suspended Theo Hernandez at left-back after winning the match with Alex Jimenez, and there are no changes to the double twist, leaving Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders in their places.

Samuel Chukwueze returned early from Nigeria earlier this week due to injury, but he is doing well and starts on the right, with Christian Pulisic as attacking midfielder and Noah Okafor on the left in place of Rafael Leao.

The Portuguese winger does probably had his workload under control as the games will now be coming thick and fast. Finally, Alvaro Morata takes Tammy Abraham’s place and leads the line.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Terracciano; Fofana, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Okafor; Morata.

Bank: Sportiello, Torriani, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Jimenez, Tomori, Liberali, Bartesaghi, Musah, Abraham.

Official Udinese XI (3-5-2): Okay; Kabasele, Bijol, Toure; Ehizibue, Zemura, Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, ​​​​​​Zemura; Iker Bravo, Lucca.

Bank: Sava, Padelli, Abankwah, Payero, Davis, Kamara, Palma, Brenner, Ebosse, Giannetti, Ekkelenkamp, ​​Rui Modesto, Pizarro.