AC Milan’s Official Starting XI vs Lazio Announced: Ibrahimovic on the Bench

Olivier Giroud of AC Milan celebrates after scoring the goal of 3-1 during the Serie A 2021/2022 football match between AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano Italy, August 29th, 2021. Photo Andrea Staccioli / Insidefoto andreaxstaccioli

AC Milan’s Starting XI for this evening’s Serie A clash against Lazio has been officially announced.

As seen in a post on AC Milan’s Twitter page earlier today, coach Stefano Pioli has decided not to start Swedish veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic this evening, although midfielder Franck Kessie has made the cut.

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Below is AC Milan’s Starting XI for this evening’s match against Lazio:

AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Franck Kessie, Sandro Tonali; Alessandro Florenzi, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; . 

On the bench: Andreas Jungdal, Ciprian Tatarusanu; Fode Ballo-Touré, Davide Gabbia, Pierre Kalulu, Simon Kjær; Tiemoue Bakayoko, Ismael Bennacer, Samu Castillejo, Alexis Saelemaekers; Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Daniel Maldini, Pietro Pellegri.

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AC Milan have started the season well, winning their opening game against Sampdoria 1-0 before beating Cagliari 4-1 in their first home game of the campaign.

The Rossoneri will face a tough challenge next week, travelling to England to face Liverpool in their Champions League opener.

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