Milan, it rains in the wet: muscle injury for Tomori, derby at risk

That it wasn’t something of little importance was clearly deduced from the expression on his face, disconsolate. And also by the way Tomori asked for help, sitting down on the ground in the middle of the field and raising his hand towards the bench. Only 24 minutes of play had passed. Today the response arrived: “The tests Tomori underwent this morning showed a lesion of a rotator muscle in his left hip. The situation will be re-evaluated in a week.”

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Obviously a very delicate area, and in any case we are in the presence of a lesion. In other words: Fik risks very seriously missing the derby on February 5th. In the bad general moment, the only positive aspect for Pioli was the infirmary that he was slowly emptying. But it was a short-lived illusion. For Rebic and Krunic who are back at their disposal, Hernandez had stopped on the eve of Lazio (unspecified muscle problems, on which no news has emerged at the moment) and now the English centre-back also has to surrender. In his place, the most obvious solution is the one that leads to Kjaer, as happened at the Olimpico, but with Simon it is always necessary to dose the playing time: the other options lead to Gabbia and Thiaw. If Hernandez doesn’t make it with Sassuolo either, Dest would be employed again on that side. And also pay attention to the right lane, with Calabria coming out battered – carried out on his shoulders by the doctors – after Basic’s kick in the final. It’s just a strong contusion, but it’s a situation that needs to be monitored. Finally, the suspended Bennacer will also be missing on Sunday against the Emilians. Instead of him, next to Tonali, one between Pobega and Vranckx.