Milan, restarting without Rafael Leao and Christopher Nkunku

A.C. Milan has resumed preparations ahead of Sunday night’s league match, when Bologna will arrive at the San Siro. For the Rossoneri it will not only be a chance to chase the three points, but also a useful test to leave behind the scorching defeat in the Coppa Italia final. Today’s session was held at reduced ranks, complicit in the staggered return of the national players, all of whom are expected back by Thursday.

Progressing personalized work for Rafa Leao and Christopher Nkunku: the Portuguese is still struggling to recover from the calf injury he picked up in the Coppa Italia against Bari in mid-August, while the Frenchman is following a targeted program to regain his best condition. It is difficult to see them as starters against the Red and Blue, but Allegri hopes to at least call them up and have them available on the bench. Defaticante, instead, for Alexis Saelemaekers and Koni De Winter, who returned from their commitments with Belgium.

On Wednesday, Luka Modric is expected to lead his Croatia side against the Czech Republic in the evening, while Pulisic and Gimenez, back from intercontinental trips with the United States and Mexico, and Frenchmen Rabiot and Maignan will join the group on Thursday. Precisely the former Juventus man has a good chance of starting from the 1′, but more concrete indications on the lineup will emerge only between Friday and Saturday, when Allegri will finally be able to work with the full squad.