Overview
- Napoli start Milinković-Savić; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Neres, Højlund, Elmas, while Milan line up with Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlović; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Jashari, Rabiot, Estupiñán; Nkunku, Pulisic.
- Kick-off is 19:00 GMT at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, with live coverage on Premier Sports in the UK and Paramount+ in the United States.
- Romelu Lukaku has rejoined Napoli’s traveling squad after a long injury layoff and is not expected to start, with Stanislav Lobotka back and several midfielders still sidelined.
- Milan are without center-forward Santiago Gimenez as he undergoes surgery, with Ardon Jashari starting in midfield and Koni De Winter and Pervis Estupiñán in the back line.
- Inter face Bologna in the second semi-final on Friday, as Cristian Chivu leads Inter with Denzel Dumfries out for months following ankle surgery; the winners meet in the Dec. 22 final.