In addition to the injured Thuram, and with Calhanoglu coming off in the first half due to a physical problem, the Nerazzurri coach wasn’t even able to send the Dutch defender onto the pitch
An evening to forget at Inter in Riyadh. The Nerazzurri lost the Super Cup final and also some fundamental players on Simone Inzaghi’s board. The comeback defeat suffered at the hands of Milan hurts, but upon returning to Milan the coach will also have to deal with the injuries remedied by his players during this sad trip to Saudi Arabia. TO Thuram (adductor elongation) e Calhanogluwho came off in the first half due to an adductor problem, is also added Stefan de Vrij. It was the Nerazzurri coach himself who spoke about the defender’s stoppage at the end of the match.
Inzaghi on De Vrij
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At 62′ Sticksmaking a sensational save on Reijnders, blocks the AC Milan midfielder’s shot into an empty net with his face. The Nerazzurri defender takes a strong blow to the face, the ball ends up in a corner but he remains on the ground a little dazed. Bastoni leaves the field momentarily, but then returns to the field. And it is Inzaghi, in the post match to Mediaset’s microphones, to explain the reason for this choice. “He said he had taken this blow to the face and the first 5 minutes he had to settle down, but then De Vrij had a problem with flexor and Bastoni seemed more ready to finish the race.”
Inzaghi on injuries
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It’s raining in the wet, but Inzaghi isn’t hiding behind injuries. “Thuram And Calhanoglu they are certainly very important players – admits the coach – but in today’s football they are essential but that shouldn’t be our case, we need everyone playing every three days. We are also waiting for the defenders to return, it is not easy to play so much. When you get to these close races, everything becomes more difficult.”
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