Suso and Alessio Romagnoli return with Gonzalo Higuain as Milan visit a Bologna side in crisis with Pippo Inzaghi’s job on the line.

It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 19.30 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG.

Suso and Alessio Romagnoli return with Gonzalo Higuain as Milan visit a Bologna side in crisis with Pippo Inzaghi’s job on the line.

It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 19.30 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG.

It has been a dire few days for the Rossoneri, who crashed out of the Europa League after a 3-1 defeat to Olympiacos on Thursday, then saw UEFA impose fines with the threat of reinstating their European ban if they don’t break even by 2021.

Nonetheless, Gennaro Gattuso still has his injury-ravaged side in fourth place and a victory this evening would open up a four-point lead from Lazio in fifth.

Milan are unbeaten at the Dall’Ara in Serie A since a 2-0 result in March 2002, emerging with nine victories and three stalemates.

Suso returns to the starting XI after he missed the Olympiacos trip with an injury, while Hakan Calhanoglu retains his spot ahead of Diego Laxalt despite poor form and rumours of a January sale.

Higuain has some of his final chances to earn a permanent switch to Milan, as it’s reported they are reconsidering the €32m option to buy from Juventus, having already paid €18m for the one-season loan.

Pipita partners Patrick Cutrone, the youth team player being their joint top scorer in all competition.

Lucas Biglia, Giacomo Bonaventura, Fabio Borini and Mattia Caldara are still out, but captain Alessio Romagnoli makes his comeback in the first appearance since a muscular strain on November 11.

Bologna are in crisis and Coach Inzaghi – a former Milan player and tactician – is at risk of the chop.

He was dismissed by Milan after his debut 2014-15 campaign, having picked up 13 wins, 12 draws and 13 defeats.

The tension around the club is palpable, as over the weekend ultras made veiled death threats against three directors, placing crosses with their names on outside the training ground.

The Rossoblu are without a win in eight rounds and sit in the relegation zone, ahead of only Frosinone and rock bottom Chievo.

With only 11 points from 15 rounds, it is their worst start to a Serie A season since 2008-09.

Erick Pulgar is out injured for around 10 days with a calf strain, so Adam Nagy takes the midfield reins with ex-Milan man Andrea Poli.

Mattias Svanberg and Ibrahima Mbaye are preferred to Riccardo Orsolini, while Mitchell Dijks is not even on the bench after suffering from flu symptoms.

Federico Santander and veteran Rodrigo ‘La Trenza’ Palacio lead the attack.

Bologna have lost each of their last five Serie A meetings with Milan and a sixth would be a new club record.

Bologna: Skorupski; Calabresi, Danilo, Helander; Mattiello, Poli, Nagy, Svanberg, Mbaye; Santander, Palacio

Bologna bench: Da Costa, Santurro, Gonzalez, De Maio, Paz, Orsolini, Krejci, Donsah, Destro, Okwonkwo, Dzemaili, Falcinelli

Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Romagnoli, Zapata, Rodriguez; Suso, Kessie, Bakayoko, Calhanoglu; Cutrone, Higuain

Milan bench: Reina, A Donnarumma, Jose Mauri, Castillejo, Conti, Bertolacci, Montolivo, Abate, Musacchio, Halilovic, Laxalt, Tsadjout

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