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Filippo Inzaghi picked up an injury in a friendly against Lugano and now the question remains as to who will take his place in Milan’s starting XI on Sunday at the Stadio Marassi.

Milan have not had any luck in terms of injuries so far this season, as plenty of their players’ have visited the treatment room already during the 2008/09 campaign. The latest casualty is ‘Super’ Pippo Inzaghi as he went down in the 2-0 exhibition loss to Swiss side Lugano this past week.

Inzaghi started Milan’s Serie A opener against Bologna which the Rossoneri lost 2-1 at the San Siro. Ancelotti is likely to line-up his favoured 4-3-2-1 (or ‘Christmas tree’) formation versus Genoa once again, but he must choose who will replace the Italian veteran up front as Inzaghi will likely miss the match.

The clear choice seems to be between young Alexandre Pato and Andrei Shevchenko. Pato does not seem in the best form, having been stifled in the friendly match against Lugano and barely making a contribution. Meanwhile, Shevchenko scored for the Ukraine during the World Cup qualifiers but may be too tired to play the entire match. Ancelotti is likely to watch both players carefully in training.

Another option is former Genoa hit-man Marco Borriello. The Euro 2008 call-up will be among those selected in Ancelotti’s squad for the trip to Genoa; however, he is not yet fully fit after a month out of action.

In support of whomever Ancelotti chooses, one role is guaranteed to Kaka who has recovered from injury. The other attacking midfield spot will probably go to Clarence Seedorf as Brazilian Ronaldinho will only be returning from international duty on Friday.

Genoa also got off to a losing start in Serie A, as they were defeated by Catania 1-0 in Sicily. Thus, both sides require a win to get their league campaigns back on track.

(Goal)