Milan will be without two of his stars against Juventus in the first game after the break, as Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez are both disqualified. In the last minutes of the Genoa game, the goalie was sent off for kneeing an opponent in the upper body while coming out of the goal aggressively.
Instead, the fullback will be punished for accumulating yellow cards. He’s already collected five. He’ll be the first player in Serie A to miss a game this season due to this cause.
Milan will rely on Marco Sportiello in goal and Alessandro Florenzi on the left wing in the absence of Maignan and Hernandez. Davide Calabria will return to the starting lineup in his normal position. Following the interruption, the Rossoneri may have additional pieces at their disposal.
Pierre Kalulu, Rade Krunic, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek might all be returned from thigh injuries.
The goalie got into a heated argument with Genoa president Alberto Zangrillo, who termed his tackle’murderous.’ He responded to me on Instagram (via Mediaset).
“Words have a meaning. What happened yesterday was maybe a deplorable risk, but it was in no way ‘murderous.’ I wish you the best for the future and hope you’ll never experience what you accused me of.”
According to former referee Luca Marelli, Maignan will be suspended for one game for a’severe foul,’ but the suspension will not be extended. His infraction cannot be classified as ‘violent conduct,’ which may have resulted in a multi-game suspension.
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