Serie A official week 14 lineups

Alvaro Morata Milan EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

Milan bring Alvaro Morata and Rafael Leao back to the starting XI in a must-win game against an Empoli side with injury problems.

It’s getting started at the San Siro 17:00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Como-Monza and Bologna-Venezia on the Liveblog.

The Rossoneri are fresh off a Champions League win against Slovan Bratislava, although the 3-2 result was more complicated than they perhaps needed.

Morata was suspended in that game and Leao came off the bench to score, but both are back in the starting XI here.

Luka Jovic, Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi are absent due to long-term injuries, while Christian Pulisic has shaken off a knock.

The pressure is on Milan to win here as they were booed off the pitch after a 0-0 draw against Juventus and are coming off a Serie A deadlock.

Noah Okafor is suffering from flu-like symptoms and Yunus Musah will once again have a role in the support trio.

Empoli are unbeaten in three and sit quite comfortably in mid-table with 16 points, just three behind Milan, although the Rossoneri have a game in hand.

Nicolas Haas underwent surgery for a torn ACL in his knee, joining Mattia De Sciglio, Alberto Grassi, Saba Sazonov, Jacopo Fazzini, Tyronne Ebuehi and Szymon Zurkowski on the treatment table.

Former Milan players in the squad include Lorenzo Colombo and goalkeeper Devis Vasquez, but they need to reshuffle the midfield.

Milan vs. Empoli lineups

Milan: Maignan; Emerson Royal, Gabbia, Thiaw, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, Pulisic, Leao; Morata

Empoli: Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Henderson, Anjorin, Pezzella; Colombo, Maleh; Pilgrimage