Against Liverpool, both the centre-back and the Nerazzurri director were knocked out within half an hour: the former Lazio player ends the season early, the Turk has his sights set on the eventual final
The latest news at Inter is not positive. And not only for the late defeat against Liverpool due to a much-discussed penalty, but also for the updates coming from both Francesco Acerbi and Hakan Calhanoglu. The Turkish match lasted just 11 minutes, then the white flag and the entrance of Zielinski. That of the former Lazio a little longer, about half an hour. Two forced changes which, as also underlined by Chivu in the post-match, above all influenced the end of the match but above all the choices of the Nerazzurri coach, “forced” not to make substitutions almost until the end. Both will carry out instrumental tests tomorrow, but for both of them the news arriving today is not positive. And the worst picture involves Acerbi.
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First certainty: neither Acerbi nor Calhanoglu will be available for the away match against Genoa scheduled for Sunday. Two absences added to the already certain one in Dumfries which significantly complicate Chivu’s choices. The Nerazzurri playmaker left the pitch against Liverpool due to an adductor contracture. Having said that he will certainly miss Genoa, the objective for him becomes to recover in view of the Super Cup scheduled in Saudi Arabia. The first match awaiting Inter is scheduled for December 19th against Bologna: it is possible that Hakan will be preserved – or in any case savored – to reach the possible final against the winner of Napoli-Milan at the most. However, Acerbi’s recovery time is longer: the flexor injury that forced him to change yesterday requires longer recovery times. His presence is also excluded in Arabia and at the resumption of the championship against Atalanta set for 28 December: he will only be seen again in the new year. In any case, both Calhanoglu and Acerbi will carry out tests tomorrow. But these are the certainties so far.