Milan handed Walker injury boost for Coppa Italia derby | OneFootball

Milan coach Sergio Conceiçao says Kyle Walker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek trained with the rest of the team and ‘will be available’ against Inter despite not being at their best.

Both English players missed the last few games for the Rossoneri but will be part of the squad tomorrow when their Milan side face city rivals Inter in the second-leg Coppa Italia semifinal.

Walker was forced to undergo surgery for a fractured elbow at the start of April, while his compatriot Loftus-Cheek has recovered after an appendectomy.

Conceiçao said at a pre-match press conference on Tuesday that both players had completed a full training session with the team in the morning.

Milan handed Walker injury boost for Coppa Italia derby

epa12043388 AC Milan’s coach Sergio Conceicao during the Italian Serie A soccer match AC Milan vs Atalanta at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 20 April 2025. EPA-EFE/Roberto Bregani

“Walker and Loftus-Cheek trained with the team. They are not at their physical best, but they will be available,” the Portuguese tactician revealed via Milannews.

“It will definitely be a competitive Milan, full of confidence,” Conceiçao continued.

“We have a lot of ambition and motivation.”

Only Emerson Royal is expected to miss tomorrow’s Milan derby for the Rossoneri.

Milan are still unbeaten against their city rivals this season and collected a 1-1 draw in the first leg semifinal on April 2.

The Rossoneri lost their latest home game against Atalanta and sit 9th in the Serie A table.