Inter, Thuram still out: the Frenchman to miss Napoli clash | OneFootball

Everything is ready for the third matchday of the Champions League group stage. Tomorrow, Inter, after their victory in the big match against Roma, will face Union Saint Gilloise. Coach Cristian Chivu presented the match to Sky Sport. A delicate topic was Thuram's injury; as confirmed by the Romanian coach, the French striker will not be available for the match against Napoli.

Bad news for Inter: Thuram will miss the big match against Napoli

The seventh matchday of the league will conclude tonight. From tomorrow, the Champions League returns, with the third matchday of the tournament's single group stage. Antonio Conte's Napoli will face Peter Bosz's PSV. Cristian Chivu's Inter, on the other hand, will face the Belgians of Union Saint Gilloise, in their first ever participation in the Champions League. On the occasion of tomorrow's match, the Romanian coach spoke at a press conference and then to Sky Sport. Many topics were addressed, including the clear recovery in the league after a somewhat slow start with just 3 points in the first 3 Serie A matches.

Chivu also spoke about Marcus Thuram, who was absent in the victory at the Olimpico against Roma. The Romanian discussed his condition and when he might return to the field alongside Lautaro to form the Thu-La partnership we have now become accustomed to seeing. However, the Nerazzurri coach confirmed that the French striker will not be able to recover in time for the match against Napoli, thus missing the big match.

These were his words regarding the condition of the former Borussia Monchengladbach striker: “From a human point of view, as I said quite some time ago, I’m sorry; he’s an important player, but above all a guy who didn’t deserve such a long break because he was experiencing a period of great confidence and tangible results. After Napoli, he’ll return to the group; I don’t know if he’ll make it for Fiorentina, for the next home game, or against Hellas, but we also need to be careful—he’ll need to go through reconditioning and training with the team.”

Francesco Landi

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