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Milan will welcome back two key players who were absent from the match against Bologna at the weekend: midfielder Youssouf Fofana has recovered from injury, while Rafael Leao has completed his suspension.

Fikayo Tomori – who has benefited from the new three-man centre-back system – has a minor knock but is likely to be fit to start. Warren Bondo (ankle) and Riccardo Sottil (thigh) are the only absentees.

Coach Conceicao will have to choose a striker between Santiago Gimenez, Tammy Abraham and Luka Jovic in a 3-4-2-1 formation. The two supporting positions behind almost certainly belong to Leao and Christian Pulisic.

On Bologna's side, Thijs Dallinga is likely to be given priority in the starting lineup instead of Santiago Castro - who is affected by a foot injury.

Alongside Dallinga, Riccardo Orsolini – who has 15 goals this season – will start from the right wing and often come inside.

Left wing is where Dan Ndoye scored the winner against Milan in February, but he has to compete with Nicolo Cambiaghi and Benjamin Dominguez for a starting place.

At right-back, Emil Holm has returned from injury and will compete for a starting spot with Lorenzo De Silvestri and former Milan captain Davide Calabria.

Latest expected lineup AC Milan vs Bologna

AC Milan:
Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Jimenez, Fofana, Reijnders, Hernandez; Pulisic, Leao; Jovic

Bologna:
Skorupski; Calabria, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Ferguson; Orsolini, Odgaard, Dominguez; Dallinga

Latest football commentary AC Milan vs Bologna

Milan's Serie A clash with Bologna at the San Siro on Friday night was a dramatic "practice" before the cup final, with the home side's comeback win helping them close the gap to just two points in the standings.

After falling behind to a goal from Riccardo Orsolini – who is enjoying a stellar individual season – Milan looked destined for defeat at home. However, the arrival of Santiago Gimenez in the second half changed the game, with the Mexican scoring twice, in between Christian Pulisic’s 11th Serie A goal.

With this result, Milan have won four consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time this season – and for the first time in a year. The red-black team are showing signs of revival under a new tactical system, which has helped them win five of their last six matches, as they look to end a turbulent season on a high note.

Despite opening Sergio Conceicao's reign with a Supercoppa Italiana win over Inter in January – a precursor to a series of comebacks since then – Milan have been eliminated from European competition and have slumped in Serie A, with a top-six finish unlikely.

However, they just defeated rivals Inter with a total score of 4-1 after two matches to win the right to enter the Coppa Italia final, thereby extending their unbeaten streak against Inter to 5 matches this season.

Milan had made an impressive semi-final run. Having qualified from the round of 16 due to European competition, they thrashed Sassuolo 6-1 and then eliminated Roma with a double from Tammy Abraham – a player currently on loan from Milan.

Despite rumours that Conceicao may leave after the season, he could still change his fate if he helps Milan win another title. He himself has stressed that the last time the Rossoneri won two trophies in one season was in 2008.

After winning the Super Cup, Milan now aim to improve their rather poor record in the Coppa Italia – which they have won just once in nearly half a century, in 2003.

With Serie A proving difficult to qualify for, a title in Rome is Milan’s most realistic chance of returning to the continent. The red-black tifosi will be hoping their team can overcome their poor record in recent Coppa finals – winning just one of their last six appearances.

Although Milan are famous for their achievements in the European Cup and Champions League, they have only won the Coppa Italia five times. However, history weighs more heavily in Bologna's favour.

Their opponents have only been crowned champions twice, most recently in 1974 when they beat Palermo on penalties.

Bologna reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1999 after overcoming Monza and Atalanta. In the semi-finals, they easily beat Empoli 5-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Against an Empoli side that included many young players and reserves focused on the relegation race, Bologna won 3-0 away thanks to an Orsolini opener and a Thijs Dallinga double.

They completed their home task, and are preparing to enter the 15th time against Milan in the Coppa Italia. The history of the head-to-head shows that Milan won 6 times, Bologna 4.

After a run of 13 defeats and four draws against Milan in Serie A, Bologna finally won at the Stadio Dall'Ara in February. However, defeat at the San Siro last weekend dealt a heavy blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for a second successive season.

Bologna have lost form at a crucial time, having failed to win in their last three games since beating Inter thanks to Orsolini’s last-minute volley, and then beating Empoli. They are currently seventh and must rely on their opponents to secure a European place.

The next two weeks will be decisive: after the final with Milan, Bologna will meet Fiorentina in the Derby dell'Appennino, then host Genoa in the final round.

Latest AC Milan vs Bologna score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.AC Milan vs Bolognaas follows:

• Sportsmole:AC Milan 2-1 Bologna

• WhoScore:AC Milan 2-0 Bologna
• Our newspaper predicts:AC Milan 2-1 Bologna

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