Everything is primed for Milan’s first win of the season. Can they get out of their own way and bring home all 3 points? They better, because the competition only gets tougher after this…
MATCHDAY:
LAST FIVE
MILAN: DLDWW
VENEZIA: LDLLW
FORMATIONS
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Royal, Gabbia, Pavlovic, (C) Hernández; Fofana, Loftus-Cheek; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leão; Abraham
VENEZIA (3-4-2-1): Joronen; Idzes, Schingtienne, Svoboda; Candela, Caviglia, Duncan, Zampano; Oristanio, Busio; (C) Pohjanpalo
TIME/LOCATION
TIME: 2:45pm EST/7:45pm GMT
PLACE: San Siro, Milano
WHERE TO WATCH:
Paramount+ and FuboTV here in the US of Aye (Spanish broadcast on Fox Deportes in the US); FuboTV and TLN for Canada; TNT in the UK (maybe?); ESPN for Mexico; DAZN for Germany, Austria, Switzerland; a website called GXR for our friends in India; and illegal streams that support dictators and oligarchs everywhere.
*Let us know if this needs updating or if you have additional broadcasters to add*
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
I waited to see the lineup before writing this up. Not going to say much but Fonseca appears to be nearing what I think is the optimal lineup. This is now his 4th different starting lineup in 4 games so he needs to settle on something soon.
The biggest change today is Gabbia in for Tomori. I guess I’m not too surprised since Tomori, who hasn’t been bad per se, also hasn’t been elite either. What is also interesting is while the lineup has been posted, it’s not entirely clear if RLC will be the CAM or back in the double pivot. FotMob has changed it a few times but it looks like maybe Fonseca is trying Reijnders as the CAM??? Please, god. Let this be true! Getting RLC out of the CAM would work wonders. Plus, getting well timed runs from the double pivot into the box could be something RLC actually contributes since that’s one of his strengths. Lord knows he’s due since he’s done jack sh*t so far this season.
I’m also excited to see what Abraham can do from the get-go. He obviously had a big impact in his debut and I’d like to see him be that target man and work with Leão and Theo like we saw vs Roma. I was happy to see him arrive and think he can make a difference.
As for predictions…
Lisi says: That lineup just gave me a giant boner. 3-0 Milan. Reijnders shots and TSOA.
I can neither confirm nor deny if the adjective giant was warranted in Lisi’s comment. ANYWAY…I think Milan gets their first win BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO. Jesus.
Forza Milan
gillis
**Don’t forget to check out Lisi’s Weekend Whip Around: Round 4!