Milan team news: Leao in contention but two more likely to miss big Roma clash

Rafael Leao is back in contention to start for Milan when they take on Roma in a top-of-the-table Serie A clash on Sunday evening, but Massimiliano Allegri may have to do without two more of his first-team regulars according to the latest update. 

Reports on Thursday confirmed that Leao was a major doubt for Milan heading into their upcoming Serie A match against Roma, who sit level on points with Napoli at the top of the league standings before kick-off. 

The Portugal international had been struggling with inflammation around his hip, however, according to reports from Calciomercato.com, Leao has begun to shake that problem off and is now in contention to start again against Roma. 

Leao is reportedly ‘not 100% fully fit’, but it still in line to start from the off against the Giallorossi, even if that means he has to come off before full-time. 

According to Friday’s reports, Fikayo Tomori and Santiago Gimenez could both be ruled out of the Milan match. 

Tomori is suffering from a pair of knocks to his knee and thigh, while Gimenez has not yet overcome an ankle issue he picked up against Atalanta last time out in Serie A. As per Calciomercato, they are both likely to miss out on the Roma match barring any last-minute turn-arounds in Saturday’s final training session. 

Tomori and Gimenez add to an injury list that already includes Adrien Rabiot and Christian Pulisic, who have both already been ruled out of the Roma game.