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AC Milan resumed training yesterday ahead of their Serie A curtain-raiser, away from home against Torino on Sunday night. La Gazzetta dello Sport begin with good news regarding Christian Pulisic. He had been sidelined since the USA’s World Cup elimination against Belgium on July 7, suffering a hairline fracture and bone edema at the junction of the tibia and fibula. On Tuesday, the forward completed part of the session with his team-mates. The former Chelsea man has physically recovered, although he obviously needs to catch up with the rest of the team in terms of his match fitness. This is why he won’t be called up for the game at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. However, Pulisic is ahead of expectations, and as it stands he might be back on the bench for the first match at San Siro against Venezia. Matteo Gabbia will be available for the round one game. The central defender will return to training with the group today after the ankle knock that sidelined him before the August friendly against Manchester United. The predicted XI Despite Gabbia’s recovery, Ruben Amorim is expected to rely on Koni De Winter in the centre of the three-man defence, who looked in good form against the Red Devils. Alongside him will be Mario Gila and Strahinja Pavlovic. The trio will play in front of Mike Maignan, who – barring any surprises – will return from the start. There are some more doubts in midfield, given that Adrien Rabiot only returned from his post-World Cup break on Sunday. Samuel Chukwueze is certainly expected to be confirmed on the right flank, while Pervis Estupinan is the favourite on the left. In the middle, it is likely to be Luka Modric and one of either Yunus Musah or Ardon Jashari. Moving to the front three, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alphadjo Cissé (making his Serie A debut) are in pole position for the role of attacking midfielders behind lone striker Goncalo Ramos.