It was certainly not a lucky evening for Inter last Tuesday during the big match against Liverpool. In addition to the refereeing mistakes suffered on the field, the Nerazzurri team was also betrayed by fate: within thirty minutes during the first half, in fact, Cristian Chivu was forced to make two substitutions due to muscle injuries to Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi.
Both players will undergo instrumental tests today, but the first impressions from the Nerazzurri medical staff are already filtering through. In the case of the Turkish midfielder, there is hope of recovering him in time for the Italian Super Cup next week, in which Inter will face Bologna in a single-leg semifinal.
The situation is different for the defender who, as explained by La Gazzetta dello Sport, risks “being out for a longer period and will definitely say goodbye to 2026. Even before the tests, the initial examinations by the medical staff clarified the greater ‘seriousness’ of Acerbi’s muscle situation: the defender touched his right thigh flexors and the suspicion of a strain was immediately strong.” His return, therefore, is expected starting from January.
