A difficult schedule awaits Milan after the break of the national team and before this Stefano Pioli has received good news and bad news about the physical condition of its players. While Algeria Ismael Bennacer is training after undergoing surgery on his right knee in May, the Nigerian Samuel Chukwueze He returned from his national team injured and will be out for a month.
All this before Milan, leader of Serie A, host Juventus on Sunday in a classic always exciting, Wednesday visit PSG in an important rivalry in their continuation in the Champions League and next Sunday they go to the Stadio Diego Maradona face Naples, current champion of ‘calcio’.
About Bennacer, The midfielder is progressing in his recovery from the cartilage damage that led him to undergo surgery in May and Now he is back in training at Milanello, though still alone waiting for him to join his companions.
The Algerian was injured on May 10, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Inter, and He underwent surgery a week later, on the 16th. The period of absence is estimated at 6 to 8 months, but according to the player himself, the date of reappearance has not yet been set.
Chukwueze was injured in training
Regarding Chukwueze, the former Villarreal winger was unable to play on Monday in the friendly that Nigeria won against Mozambique (2-3) after a failure in training.
According to Milan, Chukwueze suffered a biceps femoris injury in his left thigh and, although he did not specify the time he would be out, the Italian press put it at a month, so he will not be available until the next national team break in November.
Chukwueze arrived last summer from Villarreal and He participated in nine out of ten games in all competitions played by Milan until this season. Only three of them start.
Casualties pile up ahead of MIlan-Juve
In addition to Chukwueze, Pioli will not have the goalkeeper against Juventus Mike Maignansent off the day before the match against Genoa, Theo Hernandez due to the accumulation of cards and also injured Pierre Kalulu, Mattia Caldara, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Rade Krunic.
Also Osimhen
Coincidentally his compatriot Victor Osimhen, scorer for Naples, suffered a similar injury to his right thigh in Nigeria’s match played on Friday against Saudi Arabia and all indications are that he will also be out for a month.
Source: La Verdad
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