Concern at Inter Milan and Argentina over Lautaro Martínez injury | OneFootball

El Toro is sidelined again at a key moment in the season, with the World Cup just around the corner.

After missing the chance to play with the Argentina National Team during the March FIFA window, Lautaro Martínez had returned in great form with Inter Milan in Serie A, scoring a brace in the 5-2 win over Roma last Sunday, April 5.

However, there was more bad news for the striker this Friday ahead of a risky visit to Como for Cristian Chivu’s team. According to a statement from the Italian club, medical tests carried out after he felt new physical discomfort showed that he is suffering from “a mild strain in the soleus muscle of his left leg.”

Although no recovery timeline was announced, with Inter only stating that his condition will be carefully assessed over the coming days, he is expected to be out for around 15 days, meaning he will miss not only next Sunday’s Serie A match but also the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals, also against Cesc Fàbregas’ team, though this time with the Nerazzurri at home.

Although Lautaro Martínez is a lock for Lionel Scaloni in the Argentina National Team, this latest setback brings the inevitable concern that, with the World Cup so close, he has had very little continuity since February 18 up to now.

After the first leg of the Champions League tie against Bodo Glimt, El Toro already missed the return leg that ended in the team’s elimination from the competition, five Serie A matches — against Lecce, Genoa, Milan, Atalanta, and Fiorentina — and the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals against Como.

With the Argentina National Team, meanwhile, he was also unable to take part in the double FIFA window at the end of March, when Lionel Scaloni’s side earned wins over Mauritania and Zambia.

Lautaro Martínez’s numbers this season

So far this European season, Lautaro Martínez has played 36 official matches for Inter Milan, totaling 2,475 minutes on the pitch, in which he has contributed 20 goals and 4 assists, in addition to receiving five yellow cards.

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