Milan lost two more men in the recent Monza game, Tommaso Pobega and Noah Okafor. The Swiss talent is quickly back on the mend after recovering from a thigh injury. He suffered a similar one, straining the right semimembranosus muscle this time. He’ll be out for three or four weeks, Sky relays.
Instead, the midfielder endured a more serious problem, damaging the rectus femoris tendon near his hip. He’ll consult a specialist to determine whether he needs surgery to repair it. In any case, he’s headed for a long-term absence.
According to TuttoSport, Milan owner Gerry Cardinale is livid about all the physical issues they encountered this season. They have already had 29, 18 muscular and 3 concerning tendons. It has been a trend in the past three years. Stefano Pioli rarely had all his best men available at the same time.
The Rossoneri are making internal evaluations to assess what’s going wrong. It’s already certain that either the coach or part of his staff will be let go in June. Instead, a midseason revolution is unlikely. Per La Gazzetta dello Sport, they might hire a new physiotherapist soon and re-do the pitches of their training center in the summer.
Milan could welcome back three pieces as they take on Salernitana. Yunus Musah missed the most recent match due to muscle fatigue. Marco Sportiello and Marco Pellegrino have healed up from a calf and foot injury respectively and will begin working on their conditioning.
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