Milan to start Cisse at Bournemouth

Milan travel to Bournemouth in the Europa League. The match kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 BST) at the Vitality Stadium. Alphadjo Cisse will play as a false nine in the Rossoneri attack.

Milan have many absentees. Filippo Terracciano is suspended, while Alexis Saelemaekers, Matteo Gabbia, Samuel Chukwueze and Gonçalo Ramos are injured. Ramos hurt his calf in the final training session on Wednesday, the eve of the match. According to several sources, the 20-year-old Italian forward Cisse will play in his place.

Cisse turns 20 today. The young player is Milan's top scorer with five goals in seven appearances in all competitions. Last week he scored three goals in the match against RB Salzburg.

According to Sky Sport and Gazzetta, Mario Gila will be rested and Fikayo Tomori will play in his place. At left back, Pervis Estupinan is ahead of Davide Bartesaghi. Adrien Rabiot and Luka Modric are expected to start on the bench. Ardon Jashari and Yunus Musah will be given the midfield roles.

Milan's probable lineup includes Maignan, Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic, Estupinan, Moreira, Musah, Jashari, Hutchinson and Cisse. Bournemouth's starting eleven is Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Adams, Cook, Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier and Evanilson.