Inter, Thuram out: Bologna and Milan missed, return between Rome and Barcelona

The most intense week of the season did not start in the best way for theInter: on the eve of a thrilling mini-cycle that could direct the entire season finale, Simone Inzaghi has to deal with a heavy absence: Marcus Thuram he stops due to a muscle problem.

The French striker, a great protagonist of the Nerazzurri season, reported fatigue in the adductors of his left thigh. The clinical and instrumental tests he underwent this morning confirmed the problem, and the club announced that his condition will be monitored day by day.

He will definitely miss Bologna and Milan, and could return between the match against Roma and the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. The medical staff's aim is to get him back on the pitch in time for the European night in Catalonia, but everything will depend on how the muscle responds.

The injury of the former Borussia Mönchengladbach player couldn't have come at a worse time. In the next ten days, in fact, Inter will face a thrilling trio: Sunday Bologna away at Dall'Ara; next Wednesday the return derby in the Coppa Italia against Milan; Saturday 27 the challenge against Roma at San Siro; Wednesday 30 the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

Inzaghi will have to make a virtue of necessity, and for the away match in Bologna he should rely on Marko Arnautovic, who he will pair with lautaro martinez from the first minute. Thuram's absence weighs heavily. The Frenchman is the sixth player by minutes seasonal, and above all it is the best offensive contributor of Inter: 21 goals and 6 assists in all competitions.

So far, Inter have managed to make up for his absence well on the rare occasions in which he has not taken the field, but never in such a delicate moment. His previous absences? Once in Champions (90' on the bench against Red Star), one in the league (hard-fought victory against Genoa), one in the Super Cup (comeback defeat against Milan) and two in the Italian Cup (victories against Udinese and Milan).