Pierre Kalulu has picked up an injury. The nature is a muscular one. It puts his presence in the Inter - Milan match on Saturday at 6 p.m CET at San Siro in doubt.
Further examinations in the coming days are expected to reveal the true extent of the injury that has affected the French defender. His absence would be even more significant for Stefano Pioli's team, as they will also be without Fikayo Tomori in the derby, who was sent off in the last Serie A match, which they won 1-2 at the "Olimpico" against Roma. Additionally, in recent days, the other three French players from Milan, Giroud, Theo Hernandez, and Maignan, have missed their national team training sessions, and in the case of the forward, he has already returned to Milan. Here are the updates, as per Radio Rossonera.
Kalulu's presence for the derby is in doubt for now. Further evaluations are needed. Now, the question is: who will be Thiaw's partner in the derby? Eyes are on Simon Kjaer, who played 90 minutes with Denmark in their 4-0 victory against San Marino.
The situations of AC Milan stars Olivier Giroud, Theo Hernandez, and Mike Maignan
AC Milan will resume training at Milanello to prepare for the derby on Tuesday after 2 days of rest granted by Stefano Pioli. During these two days, the national team led by Luciano Spalletti will train at the Carnago sports centre (Milanello). Kalulu's injury will be assessed when training sessions resume, and evaluations will also be made for Olivier Giroud, who stopped with France against Ireland and then returned to Italy to begin therapy to recover from the ankle sprain.
Maignan missed training yesterday to undergo a recovery treatment. Theo Hernandez, also absent from training yesterday, suffered a knock to the calf with Ireland and is doubtful for the friendly against Germany on Tuesday evening in Dortmund.
