While on Saturday against Inter, Ruben Amorim welcomed back three of the injured players, namely Gila, Moreira and Rabiot, the same will not happen tomorrow against Ferencvaros. The great work carried out by the medical staff led by Dr. Mazzoni allowed the three to be undisputed protagonists of the city derby, but their physical problems were decidedly less serious than those of the other Rossoneri currently in the treatment room.
The Portuguese coach must hope that the examinations scheduled shortly for Chukwueze do not bring worse news than that which forced the Nigerian to stop after the match against Atalanta on October 18.
For the moment, the decision made has been to try to get him back onto the pitch through conservative treatment of the muscle in his left hip that is causing him discomfort, as per La Gazzetta dello Sport in this morning's print edition.
In the coming days, however, the former Villarreal player will undergo diagnostic examinations and, if the results are not what is hoped for, there is a concrete possibility that he will have to undergo surgery.
In that case, his absence would be prolonged and, instead of having Samuel back in mid-December, Amorim would risk not having him back until almost spring. A second operation, after the one Saelemaekers was forced to undergo, would be terrible news for the former United coach, who is also without Pietro Terracciano, Gabbia, Loftus-Cheek and Tomori.
Today, the coach will speak on the eve of the match against Ferencvaros, and joining him at the press conference will be De Winter, whom the club congratulated yesterday on the birth of his daughter Aléya Noé.
