Inter Milan Confirm Injury To Key Defender – Out For Champions League Clash Vs RB Leipzig | OneFootball

Inter Milan have confirmed that defender Francesco Acerbi has suffered a thigh injury during the team’s Serie A clash with Hellas Verona.

The Nerazzurri confirmed that the 36-year-old underwent medical tests today. These showed that he has suffered an elongation to the biceps femoris muscles in his right thigh.

Acerbi started for Inter in Saturday afternoon’s Serie A match against Hellas Verona.

That match was the Nerazzurri’s first back from the international break.

Acerbi had not been part of the Italy squad during the break. He stayed behind in Milan to train with Inter coach Simone Inzaghi.

However, Acerbi suffered a physical issue during the first half of Saturday’s match.

Around fifteen minutes into the match, Acerbi stretched to make a tackle and clear the ball. Immediately after the challenge, the Inter defender was in evident discomfort.

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi immediately reacted by making a substitution. Stefan de Vrij replaced Acerbi from the bench.

Inter Confirm Injury To Francesco Acerbi – Out Vs RB Leipzig

It was immediately clear that the problem for Acerbi was with his right thigh.

The initial assessments with the Inter medical staff on the sidelines of Saturday’s match at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi made that much obvious.

However, Acerbi has had to wait a couple days before undergoing more thorough tests with the medical staff.

These tests have shown a muscle strain for the former Lazio and Sassuolo defender. Inter confirm that the issue is an elongation to the biceps femoris muscle in his right thigh.

Therefore, Acerbi will be on the sidelines for a bit while he recovers.

That means that there is certainly no chance of Acerbi recovering for Inter’s next match. The Nerazzurri take on RB Leipzig in the Champions League tomorrow.

However, there are more matches just around the corner that Acerbi could aim to recover for.