Inter´s Martinez set for short spell on sidelines

Lautaro Martinez is acceptable to miss Inter’s Serie A gathering with Hellas Verona connected Saturday, and could besides beryllium retired of their Champions League semi-final 2nd leg.

Inter confirmed Martinez suffered a thigh wounded connected Friday, aft helium was taken disconnected astatine half-time successful their 3-3 gully with Barcelona successful Wednesday’s archetypal leg.

The Argentina planetary is not expected to beryllium retired for a agelong period, with Sky Sport Italia reporting helium could lone beryllium retired for astir a week.

“Lautaro Martinez had assorted objective and instrumental examinations this greeting astatine the Humanitas Institute successful Rozzano,” Inter said successful a statement.

“It was recovered that the Argentine guardant has an elongation of the flexor muscles successful his near thigh. His conditions volition proceed to beryllium reviewed time by day.”

In the 3 Serie A games that Martinez has not played successful this season, Inter person a 100% winning grounds (three games), with the squad managing 9 goals crossed those wins without him.

The Nerazzurri spell into the crippled with Verona having mislaid their past 2 league games against Roma and Bologna without scoring. They person not mislaid 3 consecutive Serie A matches since April 2023.

Across each competitions, they are winless successful 5 outings (drawn three, mislaid two), having besides been knocked retired of the Coppa Italia successful caller weeks.

April and May are the 2 months successful which Simone Inzaghi’s teams person historically suffered the astir defeats successful Serie A (12 successful each month).

However, they person beaten Verona 41 times successful Serie A, and their opponents person ne'er beaten them astatine San Siro.

The Nerazzurri are 2nd successful Serie A, 3 points down leaders Napoli, who could unfastened the spread to six points earlier Inter footwear disconnected against Verona.