AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has named his starting XI for the last time in 2024, making some changes for the game against Roma.

Milan will close the calendar year by hosting the Giallorossi at the San Siro and will be hoping to give a big home crowd something to celebrate after the rollercoaster ride of 2024.

The official starting eleven

Milan will be without Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao, Yunus Musah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Noah Okafor, Luka Jovic and Alessandro Florenzi, all of whom are out as they recover from injuries.

Fonseca has decided to name a defensive department consisting of Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernandez, ahead of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who has become his first choice.

The double pivot pairing of Filippo Terracciano and Youssouf Fofana remain after their appearance against Verona, with Tijjani Reijnders playing an advanced midfield role.

The return of Theo As a left-back and due to the other absences in the attack, Alex Jimenez is promoted to winger. Samuel Chukwueze will play on the other side and Alvaro Morata up front.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Gabbia, Thiaw, Theo; Fofana, Terracciano; Chukwueze, Reijnders, Jimenez; Morata.

Bank: Sportiello, Torriani, Calabria, Bennacer, Zeroli, Tomori, Liberali, Pavlovic, Bartesaghi, Camarda, Abraham.

Probable Roma XI (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, N’Dicka; Saelemaekers, Kone, Paredes, Angelino; Dybala, Pisilli; Dovbyk.

Bank: De Marzi, Marin, Pellegrini, Abdulhamid, Shomurodov, Soulé, Celik, Hermoso, Dahl, Le Fee, Baldanzi, Zalewski, Sangare, El Shaarawy.