Between Milan and Monza, Palladino plans rotation: the plan

Palladino plans significant rotation between Milan and Monza fixtures, with Skorupski favoured over Pessina in goal and Heggem replacing rested Darmian in defence.

Bologna manager Raffaele Palladino is preparing to rotate his squad heavily across two matches this week — tomorrow at San Siro against Milan and Saturday at home to Monza — marking the first time this season he will make substantial changes to his starting XI.

In defence, Casale and Theate are expected to retain their places, but Darmian will get a rest after playing every match since his arrival, with Heggem stepping in. Skorupski is favoured to start in goal over Pessina, following his first clean sheet of the season. In midfield, the Ferguson-Pobega partnership will be split for one match, with Lewis untouchable and Moro in contention. Up front, Bernardeschi and Cambiaghi are confirmed as the two supporting attackers, with Mbangula as the only alternative. The main battle is at centre-forward between Jens Odgaard and Artem Dovbyk; Odgaard started at Cagliari but Palladino has signalled Dovbyk must accelerate in training to earn his place from the start. Dovbyk is certain to feature in one of the two matches, with rotation likely at San Siro.