Calabria and Maignan have recovered – Milan’s XI against Verona

Prior to today’s training session at Milanello, there were doubts about the condition of Davide Calabria and Mike Maignan. However, it has now been confirmed that they have recovered, with both set to start against Verona tomorrow. 

Calabria picked up an ankle discomfort after a challenge which resulted in a red card for Slavia Praha, while Mike Maignan bruised his knee when an attacker closed him down. This morning, therefore, there were doubts about their condition ahead of tomorrow’s game against Hellas Verona.

According to Sky Italia, as cited by MilanNews, both players have recovered and will play from the first minute tomorrow. This was confirmed after today’s training session and Stefano Pioli will thus field what is often considered to be the main XI for Milan.

There are still a few battles, though, as one of Malick Thiaw and Matteo Gabbia will partner up with Tomori in defence. Luka Jovic is also in the running for a spot as Olivier Giroud played the entire game on Thursday evening, but these battles will likely be decided tomorrow.

Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw/Gabbia, Tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Jovic/Giroud.

Since the international break is scheduled for next week, Pioli doesn’t have to worry about saving some energy for the next game.