Milan will start Modric, Gila and Pulisic together against Genoa today, a selection that turns a stubborn pattern into the main storyline of the match. When those three did not start together, Milan took zero points. Now Amorim is putting all three back on the field at once.
That is why this game is being searched now. The lineup is not a routine shuffle but a direct answer to a run of results that has made the trio central to Milan’s balance. Modric brings leadership, Pulisic brings the final pass and the shot, and Gila gives the side stability at the back while pushing strongly down the right flank.
Gila will again operate as right-back, with De Winter on his left in the defensive line and Diawara and Estupinan completing the back four. In midfield, Modric will pair with Musah, while Ramos starts at center forward and Rabiot and Moreira join Pulisic in the attacking line. Pavlovic remains out through injury, which leaves Milan with less room to improvise at the back even as the core returns.
The choice also carries a sharper edge because Milan’s only domestic defeat mentioned in this run came against Bologna, when Modric and Pulisic were rested with an eye on the derby. That loss sits awkwardly beside another detail from the wider campaign: Amorim used heavy rotation in Europa against Benfica, Bournemouth and Ferencvaros, but Milan’s strongest pattern has been the opposite of rotation. Without the three leaders starting together, the team has had no points.
One of the most telling signs is that Gila was absent against Udine when Pulisic scored from Modric’s free kick. That kind of link between set piece, movement and defensive order is exactly what Milan are trying to restore in Genoa. The lineup says Amorim wants control first and flexibility second, with Gila’s right side, Modric’s organization and Pulisic’s threat all in the same XI.
What follows is straightforward. Genoa-Milan will show whether that structure is enough to steady Milan immediately, or whether the team still needs more than its three leaders to turn form into points.
