Football Italia confirmed that AC Milan star Rafael Liao will miss the team's upcoming match against Bologna in the Italian league, while new signing Christopher Nkunku will be ready to make his first appearance with the Rossoneri.

Liao suffered a calf muscle injury during the Coppa Italia match against Bari on August 17, and since then he has been training separately from the team. It is expected that he will continue this way in the coming days, and the club will evaluate his condition in the next 48 hours, but it is likely that he will miss the Bologna match.

Milan hopes to have Liao back for the next match against Udinese scheduled for September 20.

On the other hand, Nkunku will be available to play against Bologna, but he is expected to start the match on the bench, as the player is still struggling with full readiness, and doctors estimate that he may only participate for 30 minutes at this time.