Lazio midfielder Mattia Zaccagni was forced to miss training yesterday due to the flu.

As reported by Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport (via LazioNews24) yesterday, the 26-year-old Italian midfielder has only just returned from a muscle strain injury and now his preparations for the next match against Inter have been cut short further by a bad case of the flu.

Although Mattia #Zaccagni has just returned from a muscle strain injury, his preparations for #LazioInter have been cut short further…

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The illness forced him to miss training yesterday and there is a chance that it could continue to pose an issue for the rest of this week, which could keep him out of Lazio’s tough clash with Inter.

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Coach Maurizio Sarri is hoping to recover him as soon as possible, as the return of the former Hellas Verona man gives the 62-year-old Italian coach some more rotational options.

The 26-year-old Zaccagni, who is currently on a loan deal with a conditional obligation to buy attached from the Gialloblu, has made two league appearances so far this season for the Biancocelesti, as well as playing the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Galatasaray

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