According to the colleagues at MilanNews.it, Strahinja Pavlovic suffered, against Como, a high-impact direct trauma to his left leg caused by a strong hit from an opponent. This resulted in a large soft tissue hematoma and edematous-hemorrhagic infiltration of the fibula bone without any cortical break.
In simpler terms: the powerful blow he received, which referee Mariani surprisingly did not even consider worthy of a yellow card, despite it clearly being an 'orange card' offense, also affected the bone area of the Serbian defender’s fibula, causing heavy bleeding. Fortunately, the tests showed no fractures, although given the force of the hit and the area impacted, the risk was high.
At the moment, Pavlovic is visibly limping and his participation in Sunday’s match against Parma is doubtful. If he cannot play, Koni De Winter is ready to step in, as he did in the second half yesterday.
