In unhealthy information for coach Simone Inzaghi and Inter Milan followers, Romelu Lukaku is about to overlook at the very least two weeks after that he picked up a flexor damage on Sunday throughout trainings. After scoring on his comeback on the opening match in opposition to Lecce, the previous Chelsea striker failed to attain within the two video games in opposition to Spezia at house and Lazio away final Friday, when Inter Milan misplaced 3-1 in opposition to Maurizio Sarri’s facet.
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The Nerazzurri must deal with out Large Rom first on Tuesday in opposition to Cremonese, however extra importantly in opposition to AC Milan on Saturday and in opposition to Bayern Munich subsequent week within the first match of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 group stage (you possibly can catch each Champions League match stay on Paramount+). He’ll bear extra medical exams subsequent week, however his comeback is prone to occur within the week earlier than the worldwide break, when Inter Milan will face Viktoria Plzen of their second Champions League match and can play in opposition to Udinese earlier than the one break till the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
How will Lukaku get replaced?
Inzaghi deliberate to make some modifications over the following weeks anyway, contemplating the busy schedule Inter are going through. The squad faces six video games in lower than twenty days. After the damage to Lukaku, the Italian coach will certainly should lean extra on each Edin Dzeko and Joaquin Correa. Deko, the previous AS Roma striker, is predicted to play alongside Lautaro Martinez as a right away alternative, rerprising the roll he had final season when he arrived on the membership to interchange Lukaku. However Correa can also be prone to begin at the very least one match within the subsequent week, even when although Inzaghi considers his greatest function to be as an choice to come back in within the second half as a alternative who can run in opposition to the drained legs of opposing defenders. This damage will certainly have an effect on Inzaghi’s selections, and make the managers job that a lot tougher, presenting challenges though all these gamers know one another very properly since they performed the entire of final season collectively. Equally importantly, Lukaku’s damage will decelerate the method of attempting to combine him within the new tactical system underneath coach Inzaghi and given how aggressive the highest of the desk is prone to be in Serie A, that is not excellent news in any respect for the Nerazzurri.