Serie A: Milan vs Cremonese – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV

Massimiliano Allegri is set to start Luka Modric over Samuele Ricci for the Serie A debut of the former Real Madrid star in the opening match against Cremonese. The game will take place at 20:45 CET at the Stadio Meazza in San Siro, Milan.

Milan will be without the injured Rafael Leao, with Santiago Gimenez stepping in as his replacement. Although Allegri previously expressed uncertainty about Modric's inclusion, Italian media reports confirm the Croatian will join Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Youssouf Fofana in midfield. New signing Pervis Estupinan will start at left-back, while Alexis Saelemaekers returns to join Gimenez and Christian Pulisic in a three-man attack.

Cremonese, newly promoted, will miss suspended players Franco Vazquez, Tommaso Barbieri, and Mattia Valoti. Coach Davide Nicola is expected to deploy a 3-5-2 formation, featuring Milan loanees Filippo Terracciano in defense and Warrne Bondo in midfield.

The match will be broadcast live on DAZN in the UK and Paramount+ in the USA. The predicted lineups are Milan (4-3-3): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Estupinan; Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Fofana; Saelemaekers, Giménez, Pulisic, and Cremonese (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Zerbin, Collocolo, Grassi, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Okereke, Bonazzoli.