big setback for Sergiño Dest. The American winger, on loan from boathe stayed from a list of 23 players registered by AC Milan to play the last stage of Champions League and will not be able to play in the next matches in Europe, starting with the tie for round of 16 against Tottenham.
After participating in four matches in the group stage of the Champions League, Dest He fell to the continental list and his place will also be taken by the defense Malick Thiawwho barely played 123 minutes this season with AC Milan.
It should be remembered Dest He had some muscle problems that prevented him from playing in the last match of the ‘Rossonero’ and everything indicates that he will not be able to recover to play in the round of 16 against Tottenham, so the coach Stefano Pioli he chose to leave it on the Champions League list.
Till date, Dest able to play 14 matches in international competitions including AC Milan and it is not having the expected role. This situation is aggravated by the fact that Italians are willing to pay 20 million purchase options they must remain property with the Americans.
Who also did not enter the list of AC Milan to play in the Champions League qualifiers is Zlatan Ibrahimovicwho is still out after knee surgery in the summer, as well as the goalkeeper Mike Maignan. However, in the case of the goalkeeper there is a possibility to register him up to 24 hours before the start of the first leg against Tottenham, according to article 46.2 of the UEFA regulations.
23 AC Milan players have registered for the final stage of the Champions League
Goalkeepers: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Mirante
Defenders: Davide Calabria, Fode Ballo-Touré, Theo Hernández, Pierre Kalulu, Fikayo Tomori, Simon Kjaer, Alessandro Florenzi, Malick Thiaw, Matteo Gabbia
Midfielders: Ismael Bennacer, Sandro Tonali, Brahim Diaz, Tomasso Pobega, Rade Krunic, Alexis Saelemaekers
Forwards: Olivier Giroud, Ante Rebic, Rafael Leao, Divock Origi, Junior Messias, Charles de Ketelaere
Source: La Verdad
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