CM: Morata suffers muscle injury in training – who could replace him | OneFootball

Ahead of AC Milan’s clash against Lecce, some injury news has come to light. Alvaro Morata has suffered a muscle injury during training, and now, there is a decision to make about the squad.

In his press conference earlier this afternoon, Paulo Fonseca confirmed that the Spanish striker had suffered ‘a contusion [which] caused him bursitis. We have this doubt, let’s see tomorrow’. Whilst he stated that the striker was named in the squad for the game, his involvement looks unlikely, at least from the first minute.

Given the former Atletico Madrid striker has already had a muscle issue this season, Fonseca may opt to give him a rest rather than risk aggravating the injury. With the Portuguese manager already stating that the structure of the side did not change for the game against Inter, a replacement should be easy to find.

In fact, Calciomercato.com suggest that Tijjani Reijnders or Ruben Loftus-Cheek could move into the Trequartista role, and this would see a more ‘traditional’ 4-2-3-1 shape return, rather than the 4-2-4 shape that was seen against Inter.

When asked if Jovic could be the Spaniard’s replacement, Fonseca stated that the two players had different characteristics, so would not be considered to replace him in this instance.