Inter has confirmed that the striker Lautaro Martinez has suffered a thigh injury and competed against Barcelona in the semi -finals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Martinez, who scored 21 goals in all competitions this season, did not appear in the second half of the dramatic 3: 3 draw between the two sides at the beginning of this week and immediately triggered the fears that he may have suffered a serious injury.
Reports in Italy realized that Martinez needed a “miracle” if he was fit for feelings of return, and his participation in the game is now considerably threatened after the extent of his injury was confirmed.
Inter resigned in setting Martinez ‘recovery a time frame and instead insisted that he was rated “day by day” to leave the door open to Barcelona.
Even if Martinez, who campaigned in each of his last five Champions League games before the first leg in Barcelona, will bring it back to the game on Tuesday, it is expected to be mentioned only on the bench at that time.
Both sides were weakened in the first leg when Barcelona lost right -back Jules Kounde towards the end of the first half. The Frenchman will definitely miss the second leg and spend the next three weeks on the side.
Before the game, there was some positive news for Barcelona when manager Hansi Flick confirmed that goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter will appear his first appearance since August as a starter on Saturday with Real Valladolid.
Striker Robert Lewandowski is fighting to return to the second meeting with Inter, while the hope that the left Alejandro Balde will be left -back will be fit enough to play a role.