Worry 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 for the Argentina National Team during the March FIFA window, Lautaro Martínez had returned in great form for 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 again this Friday, ahead of a risky visit to Como for the team coached by Cristian Chivu. According to the Italian club in an official statement, the medical tests he underwent after feeling new physical discomfort showed that he is suffering from “a slight strain in the soleus muscle of his left leg.”

Although no recovery timeline was announced, with Inter only saying that his progress will be carefully evaluated in 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 guaranteed pick for Lionel Scaloni in the Argentina squad, this latest setback inevitably raises concern, knowing 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, which 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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