SALZBURG, AUSTRIA – OCTOBER 15: Alphadjo Cisse, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Omari Hutchinson and Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates during the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between FC Salzburg and AC Milan at Stadion Salzburg on October 15, 2026 in Salzburg, Austria. (Photo by Jasmin Walter/Getty Images)
Alphadjo Cisse will start as a false nine for Milan in their away Europa League game against Bournemouth.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET [20:00 BST] at the Vitality Stadium.
The Rossoneri must cope without the suspended Filippo Terracciano and the injured Alexis Saelemaekers, Matteo Gabbia, Samuel Chukwueze and Gonçalo Ramos. The latter suffered a calf injury during the final training session on Wednesday, the eve of the game, and, according to several sources, 20-year-old Italian striker Cisse will replace him.
Cisse turns 20 today and is currently Milan’s best scorer with five goals in seven appearances across all competitions. He scored a hat-trick in the Rossoneri’s latest Serie A match against RB Salzburg last week.
Sky Sport and Gazzetta claim that Mario Gila will rest tonight, making room for Fikayo Tomori. Pervis Estupinan is the favourite over Davide Bartesaghi at left-back, while both Adrien Rabiot and Luka Modric are expected to start on the bench, making room for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ardon Jashari and Yunus Musah in the Rossoneri’s three-man midfield.
Bournemouth vs. Milan – where to watch on TV
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max in the UK and Ireland and on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com, the TUDN App, and ViX in the USA. Football Italia will provide live coverage for this match, plus Ajax-Atalanta in the Conference League, and Juventus-Rennes in the Europa League, with the Bianconeri’s match kicking off at 18:45 CET.
Bournemouth vs. Milan – probable line-ups
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams, Cook; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson.
Milan (4-4-1-1): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic, Estupinan; Moreira, Musah, Jashari, Loftus-Cheek; Hutchinson; Cisse.
