Antonio Conte, who underwent surgery on February 1 to remove his gallbladder, returned to the Tottenham bench this evening to “send energy” to his players as they attempt to overcome a tie against Milan after 1-0 three weeks ago the past
Conte reappeared after his operation at the San Siro but “I overestimated my body” and had to sit out again on medical advice. Now, as their striker Heung-min Son admitted, Tottenham face “the most important match of the season”, a clash between two irregular teams.
Strong at home, ‘spurs’ have won two league derbies against West Ham and Chelsea 2-0 since then, but they are coming off a defeat (1-0) in the FA Cup against Sheffield United, from the Second Division, and on Saturday against Wolves (1-0) in the Premier, where they are fourth.
Milan, fifth in Serie A, ended the same Saturday against Torino (2-1) in four consecutive wins in all competitions, including 1-0 against Tottenham.
low and doubtful
Conte has the casualties Lloris, the suspended Dier, Bentancur, Bissouma and Sessegnon, but Harry Kane and Son. Meanwhile, Stefano Pioli has doubts about Olivier Giroud and Brahim Díaz, although yesterday he confirmed that the French striker has recovered from the flu that prevented him from training on Monday and the man from Malaga suffered from a knee sprain that kept him from playing over the weekend and today. They can make headlines.
“It’s a different story compared to the first leg,” the Milan coach glanced yesterday. “I expect a different attitude from him, Tottenham will probably try to attack more than at San Siro.”
likely lineups
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 9:00 pm
Tottenham: Forster; Romero, Lenglet, Davies; Emerson Royal, Skipp, Höjbjerg, Perisic; Kulusevski, Son; right
Coach: Antonio Conte
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Milan: Magnan; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori; Junior Messias, Bennacer, Tonali, Theo Hernandez; Krunic, Rafael Leão; Giroud
Instructor: Stefano Pioli
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Referee: Clément Turpin (France) / VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Source: La Verdad
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