Milan is looking to build on its
weekend victory against Sassuolo
as the Rossoneri clash with Chievo,
the club directly below them in the
table.
After taking four of a possible six points
from Torino and Sassuolo, Milan is
looking to keep the momentum going
with a win against a Chievo side coming
off a narrow 1-0 loss to Napoli. With
games against Lazio and Juventus on the
horizon, Milan will be looking to bank
some points against a beatable opponent
at home.
Starting XIs
Injury Lists
Milan: Mario Balotelli, Jeremy Menez,
M'Baye Niang
Chievo: Perparim Hetemaj, Mariano
Izco , Federico Mattiello
Talking Points
Donnarumma Makes Second
Consecutive Start
After making his debut on the weekend,
Gianluigi Donnarumma is poised to make
his second consecutive appearance for
Milan against Chievo Wednesday. Sinisa
Mihajlovic is putting a lot of faith in his
16-year-old prodigy, as he is playing
behind a defence that has yet to record a
clean sheet this season. It would've been
easy for Mihajlovic to hand Donnarumma
his first cap in order to send Diego Lopez
a message, but starting young keeper for
the second time in four days is a bold
move. Donnarumma didn't see a lot of
shots in his first game, and Milan's
backline will want to continue that trend.
Familiar Faces Return Home
Valter Birsa and Alberto Paloschi are
familiar names to Milan fans. Birsa is still
owned by Milan, and as much as Milanisti
will try to forget it, he actually played for
Milan in the Champions League. The
Slovenian trequartista is off to a great
start in Serie A this season, with two goals
and three assists in nine games. As Birsa
goes, so does Chievo, and Milan can't
allow Birsa to operate in space and pull
the strings. Paloschi, who scored 16
seconds into his senior team debut at
Milan, has cemented himself as a
legitimate Serie A striker. Paloschi has
scored 24 goals in the last two seasons,
and has already banged in four this
season. Paloschi only needs one
opportunity to make you pay, so Milan
will have to mark him tightly to ensure he
doesn't come back to bite them.
4-3-3 Experiment Continues
After spending all summer preparing to
play the 4-3-1-2, Mihajlovic has already
abandoned the formation. For the third
consecutive game, the 4-3-3 will be put to
the test, and while it didn't convince in
the first game, it looked much improved
last Sunday. Bonaventura and Cerci
provided an ample amount of width and
dynamism, and Milan looked like a much
more dangerous side going forward. It
will be fascinating to see how the 4-3-3
stacks up against a resolute defensive
team like Chievo. With M'Baye Niang set
to return within the next few games,
Mihajlovic's 4-3-3 will be given more
options, and another positive
performance could mean the 4-3-3 is here
to stay.