Inter Milan veteran star Henrikh Mkhitaryan suffered a thigh injury during Saturday’s Serie A defeat to Napoli.
According to Inter.it, the 36-year-old underwent clinical and diagnostic tests this morning in Rozzano.
Furthermore, the examinations showed a muscle strain in the semitendinosus of his left thigh.
Therefore, the experienced midfielder will not be at Cristian Chivu’s disposal for Wednesday’s clash against Fiorentina.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Sustains Thigh Injury in Napoli 3-1 Inter Milan Loss
Henrikh Mkhitaryan conceded a penalty in the 32nd minute, though Maurizio Mariani made an erratic call in that situation.
Moreover, the former Roma ace injured himself in the process.
As a result, he could spend around a month on the sidelines, leaving Chivu strapped for options in the middle of the park.
With Mkhitaryan out of action, either Petar Sucic or Piotr Zielinski will likely have to step up.
The latter replaced the Armenian midfielder at the Maradona Stadium, but he couldn’t make an impact.
As such, Sucic could get the nod when Fiorentina arrive at San Siro on Wednesday.
Who will replace him, Diouf? 🙂
Miki is no longer at his prime but still both of the managers are using him as a starter. And some fans think they are better than Chivu and Inzaghi. lol.
It only shows how bad we can’t get a younger player with the same play style. Miki still performed solid. Let’s see who can step up. Maybe Sucic!
if anyone thinks winning against Fiorentina or any other team without Mikhtaryan will be easy, think again. there will be some upsets coming for sure.
Cause he has no idea how to defend
With Mkhitaryan out why wouldnt we use Frattesi? Frattesi in my opinion makes more of an impact than Zielinski. Change things up and you can rest Calhanoglu and move Barella into his spot and play Sucic and Frattesi. We need Frattesi and if we don’t use him more he will try to leave during Winter window.
He will be sold next year to finance a possible 60 for Paz. If Real wants to do us that favour. And maybe we can give them a discount on thuram 🙂
agreed that we yet to see enough of Sucic and Fratessi.
the 3rd midfield can be Calhanoglu or Barella.
hopefully this will give calhanoglu some rest and help him regain his form. or even prosper in a new position, esp in matches when we don’t need a regista
Fratessi would be a ghost in Mikhis role, Zielinski was a better fit. People here underestimate Zielinski too much