Inter loses another player to injury ahead of key match against Juventus

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Inter Milan lost another player to injury ahead of a crucial Serie A match this weekend.

Carlos Augusto was forced off early in the second half of Inter’s Champions League match at Young Boys on Wednesday after the defender pulled up grimacing and clutching the back of his left thigh.

It is likely Carlos Augusto has a hamstring strain, almost certainly ruling him out of Inter’s match at home to Juventus on Sunday.

Inter, which went on to win 1-0, was already without key players Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Francesco Acerbi after they were both forced off with muscular issues in Sunday’s match at Roma.

Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi had opted to rest other regular starters such as Lautaro Martínez, Marcus Thuram and Federico Dimarco for the match against Young Boys.

Inter loses another player to injury ahead of key match against Juventus | iNFOnews.ca — Inter’s coach Simone Inzaghi leads a training session ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League opening phase soccer match against Young Boys, at the Wankdorf stadium in Bern, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Dimarco came on for Carlos Augusto, while Lautaro and then Thuram were brought on later on.

And the three of them combined to set up Inter’s stoppage-time winner as Lautaro’s backheel flick sent Dimarco down the left and he crossed for Thuram to slot in at the near post.

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