Coppa Italia: AC Milan vs. Lecce – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 14: Adrien Rabiot of AC Milan hugs teammate Christopher Nkunku during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Bologna FC 1909 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Milan meet Lecce in the Coppa Italia second round tonight, with Christopher Nkunku expected to start his first game for the Rossoneri.

It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 BST) at the Stadio Meazza in San Siro.

The Rossoneri are expected to make some rotations to their starting XI as Luka Modric will rest, while Nkunku will likely partner Santiago Gimenez up front.

Koni De Winter will also make his debut as a starter as he’s set to replace Matteo Gabbia or Strahinja Pavlović in central defence.

Mike Maignan returns from an injury. According to Tuttosport and Repubblica, the Frenchman will start in goal, while Gazzetta claims Pietro Terracciano will get the nod between the sticks.

Samuele Ricci will replace Modric in the middle of the park, while Youssouf Fofana remains favourite over Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Davide Bartesaghi, a product of Milan Academy, will replace Pervis Estupinan as a left wing-back.

Allegri won’t be on the bench tonight as he’s serving the second of a two-match ban.

Rafael Leao is still not available and will be assessed later this week ahead of Milan’s upcoming Serie A match against Napoli.

Two more Coppa Italia games are played today, Cagliari-Frosinone at 17:00 CET and Udinese-Palermo at 18:30 CET.

Milan vs. Lecce – where to watch on TV

The match will be available on Premier Player in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+ in the USA.

Milan vs. Lecce – probable line-ups

Milan (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, De Winter; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Gimenez, Nkunku.

Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Gaspar, Ndaba; Kaba, Berisha, Kovac; Banda, Camarda, N’Dri.