Inter have confirmed that Mauro Icardi did not train today and instead underwent physiotherapy on his knee ahead of this weekend’s match against Sampdoria.

Icardi, who was recently stripped of the Inter captaincy, yesterday posted an image to social media showing he was undergoing physiotherapy but it was interpreted by many simply as a cover-up for rejecting the call-up for the match against Rapid Vienna.

However, with the club now giving official comment, it would suggest that a problem does exist and it wasn’t a cover-up.