Goal.com: Salle Marcos and Estupinian are both injured, Allegri may change his lineup

According to "Goal.com" reports, both Salma Kors and Estupinian were injured during the international match. Allegri's 3-5-2 formation faces challenges and he may change to 4-3-3.

Salem Marcos was substituted due to a flexor problem in Belgium's World Cup preliminaries against North Macedonia, while Estupinian suffered an ankle injury in Ecuador's friendly match with the United States. Both are likely to miss Milan's next game, against Fiorentina on October 19. What are Allegri's options if one or both of them are unavailable?

Salle Marcos' regular substitute is Zachary Artekame. The Swiss defender joined Milan from Young Boys this summer for 10 million euros plus a 10% second transfer share. He is currently training with the Swiss U21 national team, but has not yet started in Milan. Allegri played him in the final stages of games against Udinese and Napoli, as well as the final 30 minutes against Lecce in the Coppa Italia. Therefore, this will be Artecamé's first start in Milan, but it will still be a tough battle against Fiorentina who are in poor form.

If Estupinian cannot recover in time, Batsagi will take his place again. In the previous game against Juventus, due to Estupinian's suspension, Bartsaj started. This time he will play again due to the physical problems of his teammates. Against Juventus, he encountered a lot of difficulties when defending Conceicao, but his performance improved after the Portuguese left the field.

Considering Atekame's lack of experience, Allegri may consider changing his formation. One option is to return to a four-back system, which was Milan's usual formation for the past few seasons before switching to a three-back system at the end of the 2024-2025 season. In this case, Milan can use a 4-3-3 formation, with Pulisic and Leo as wingers and Jimenez in the center.

Milan starting prediction:

Milan (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Artecamé, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartsagi; Pulisic, Jimenez.

Milan (4-3-3): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Barthagi; Fofana, Modric, Rabiot; Pulisic, Jimenez, Leo.