Milan will play Alessandro Costacurta in the centre of defence in place of the suspended Sandro Nesta in SundayÂ’s game at Palermo. It will be an experienced back-four of Cafu, Costacurta, Maldini and Pancaro who have won plenty throughout their careers. In fact the thirtysomethings have won around seventy honours between them, with Milan, Brazil, Roma, San Paolo and Lazio. Coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed his thinking of who he will pick at a press conference before the full squad left for Sicily. He said: 'Costacurta will take NestaÂ’s place, Shevchenko, Crespo and Kaka will play in attack and I just have to decide on the midfield.Â’ Ancelotti added: 'Even if Tomasson plays nothing changes in our attack from a tactical point of view. There is plenty of competition for places here and everyone has to keep their concentration at a high level. It allows the coach the luxury of picking a side from a number of possibilities. The balance of the side is down to everyone working together, with the greatest number of players possible to choose from. At present, everything is going well and that gives everyone within the team plenty of satisfaction.'
Recent Head-to-Head Results
20-Nov-04 Palermo 1 - 2 Milan