A nagging injury to Carlos Augusto creates further problems for Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi ahead of Saturday’s Serie A match against Genoa.

This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They note that the Brazilian’s fitness makes squad rotation difficult.

At the moment, Inter wingback Carlos Augusto is dealing with a calf bruise.

The Brazilian is training separately. There is a sense that the injury is not a serious one, but it is a lingering problem that could prevent him from playing this weekend.

Inter take on Genoa in Serie A on Saturday.

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Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi will have been hoping to rotate his squad against Genoa.

This Saturday’s match is Inter’s last before the potential title-decider against Napoli at the start of March.

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Inter Milan’s Italian coach Simone Inzaghi looks on before the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Hellas Verona at the Giuseppe-Meazza (San Siro) Stadium in Milan on January 6, 2024. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Defender Alessandro Bastoni is one booking away from suspension. Therefore, Inzaghi would hardly want to risk the 25-year-old.

And Federico Dimarco could also potentially use a rest.

In the case of Bastoni, in particularly, Augusto is the main backup for the Italian international.

However, Inzaghi may have little choice but to start Bastoni if Augusto can’t deputize.