Milan drop Tiemoue Bakayoko, but bring back Krzysztof Piatek and Suso for their must-win clash with Sinisa Mihajlovic’s on-form Bologna.

It kicks off at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).

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

Milan drop Tiemoue Bakayoko, but bring back Krzysztof Piatek and Suso for their must-win clash with Sinisa Mihajlovic’s on-form Bologna.

It kicks off at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).

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

This is a potentially crucial result at both ends of the table, as Milan need a victory to stay within three points of Atalanta and the Champions League places, not to mention catching Roma in fifth.

Bologna could mathematically seal their Serie A safety for another season with victory at San Siro.

Gennaro Gattuso came under fire for recent performances and some of his choices raised eyebrows, for example dropping top scorer Piatek in favour of Patrick Cutrone in the 2-0 defeat to Torino.

That result saw them slide in one weekend from fourth to seventh place.

Bakayoko turned up late to training this week after his car ran out of petrol, which was considered the final straw for the club to put everyone in a training retreat building up to this game.

Partly due to that incident, Bakayoko is dropped to make way for Lucas Biglia, while Lucas Paqueta again starts in midfield.

Suso and Hakan Calhanoglu resume their roles as part of the trident attack with Piatek.

Cristian Zapata steps in for suspended captain Alessio Romagnoli, while Ignazio Abate replaces injured Davide Calabria and Mattia Caldara.

Bologna are on impressive form and have won more games in the last eight rounds – six – than any other Serie A club.

Ex-Milan boss Sinisa Mihajlovic took over the team in the relegation zone under Pippo Inzaghi and turned their season around, so much that a win here tonight would mathematically secure their top flight status.

Roberto Soriano and Ibrahima Mbaye are suspended, with Federico Mattiello injured, so Mattias Svanberg is chosen with Riccardo Orsolini and Nicola Sansone to support ex-Inter hitman Rodrigo Palacio.

Milan have lost only one of their last 18 Serie A meetings with Bologna, the 1-0 at home in January 2016, along with 12 wins and five draws.

Milan: G Donnarumma; Abate, Musacchio, Zapata, Rodriguez; Kessie, Biglia, Paqueta; Suso, Piatek, Calhanoglu

Milan bench: Reina, A Donnarumma, Conti, Laxalt, Bakayoko, Bertolacci, Mauri, Borini, Castillejo, Cutrone

Bologna: Skorupski; Calabresi, Danilo, Lyanco, Dijks; Pulgar, Poli; Orsolini, Svanberg, Sansone; Palacio

Bologna bench: Da Costa, Santurro, Corbo, Helander, Paz, Donsah, Krejci, Dzemaili, Destro, Edera, Falcinelli, Santander

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