Serie A official line-ups: Parma vs. AC Milan

Rafael Leao and Christopher Nkunku start together with Luka Modric again for AC Milan, who visit Patrick Cutrone’s unpredictable Parma.

It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 19.45 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Rossoneri have their sights set on top spot after last week’s dramatic 1-0 victory over Roma, despite the continuing injury crisis.

Christian Pulisic is back on the bench after his fitness problems, but Santiago Gimenez and Adrien Rabiot have not even made the trip.

Fikayo Tomori, Pervis Estupinan and Ardon Jashari are also carrying injury concerns, but the former Brighton winger gets his first start since September 28.

It means Leao again forms the strike partnership with Nkunku, while Modric and Samuele Ricci pull the midfield strings.

Mike Maignan made a decisive penalty save on Paulo Dybala last time.

Curiously, one of the candidates to replace Maignan if he leaves as a free agent next summer is Parma’s Zion Suzuki, who has made his fair share of big saves this season too, most notably denying a last-gasp Genoa penalty.

Parma are without a victory since beating Torino 2-1 in Week 5, amassing two points from five rounds, including back-to-back defeats to Roma and Bologna.

Christian Ordonez was sent off last week and is therefore suspended, with Nahuel Estevez, Alessandro Circati, Pontus Almqvist, Gaetano Oristanio, Matija Frigan and Jacob Ondrejka injured.

Former Milan youth team product Cutrone leads the attack with Argentine centre-forward Mateo Pellegrino.

Parma: Suzuki; Delprato, Ndiaye, Valenti, Britschgi; Bernabé, Keita, Sorensen, Lovik; Cutrone, Pellegrino

Milan: Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Ricci, Estupinan; Leao, Nkunku