Following the results of medical exams, which revealed a strain to the flexor muscles of the left thigh already in the healing stage, Lautaro Martinez has wasted no time and immediately started intense training to return to the squad and make himself available for Simone Inzaghi as soon as possible.
The Inter coach himself, however, is fully aware that April will be a crucial month due to the numerous matches scheduled, and he has no intention of hastening the Argentine player’s return prematurely. Therefore, according to today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, El Toro may not only miss Sunday’s league match against Udinese, but could also be unavailable for the derby.
According to the Italian daily, in the best-case scenario, Lautaro could at most make the bench for the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final against Milan on April 2nd. It can already be ruled out entirely that the Nerazzurri captain could begin as a starter against the Rossoneri, particularly given the importance of the Champions League quarter-final first leg scheduled for April 8th in Germany against Bayern Munich.
In his place, the primary contenders to partner Thuram as early as Sunday are Correa and Arnautovic. This is also because Taremi will only return to Milan on Thursday, having also picked up a physical issue with his national team.
