AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Venezia FC in Milan, northern Italy, 14 September 2024.
Milan left-back Theo Hernandez is in contention to return to the Rossoneri’s starting line-up after being named as a substitute in two of the club’s last two Serie A matches.
Theo Hernandez has announced the starting line-up to return to Milan
Theo Hernandez sat out the 0-0 draw against Genoa on the benchand then appeared as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 win over Verona on 20 December.
According to reports in Italy, Theo is in line to start alongside fellow left-back Alex Jimenez, who has impressed in the Frenchman’s absence.
As per the latest update from milannews.itTheo is likely to start at left-back in his usual position against Roma on Sunday, while Jimenez could be pushed further up the pitch and onto the left wing, as Rafael Liao is also unavailable through injury.
Paulo Fonseca has a long list of injury concerns to contend with this weekend, as Christian Pulisic is still not expected, nor Leo, nor Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yunus Musah or Noah Okafor.
