Adrien stopped by a calf problem. Rafa did not appear on the pitch in Portugal’s Sunday session as per the management programme. After the injuries of Saelemaekers and Estupinan, two stops that are not worrying

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October 12, 2025 (changed at 10.22pm) – MILAN

Three days until liberation. The Milan fans are counting the hours until Thursday, when the national teams will be a memory and they will start thinking about the championship and training again. This break seems cursed. During the break, Allegri took note of the injuries of Saelemaekers and Estupinan… and for Alexis he is sure that the flexor problem will take him away from the match against Fiorentina. Sunday brought two more bad news.

rabiot and leao don’t train

Adrien Rabiot did not train with the French national team. Coach Deschamps spoke about it in the press conference: “It’s as a precaution, due to a small problem with his calf, a blow he must have taken.” In the evening, the news also arrived from Portugal that two national team players did not train. One of the two is Rafa Leao, who has just returned to the pitch with Milan after the elongation of his right calf (here we go again).

the conditions of rabiot and leao

How are they? You can be optimistic in both cases. Deschamps has just sent Kylian Mbappé home with a small problem with his right ankle. If Rabiot had something serious, he would already be on his way to Milan. France will play tomorrow evening in Iceland and Rabiot seems to be able to be in the game, perhaps starting on the bench. The Blues, after all, are top of their group: taking risks makes no sense. The Portuguese Football Federation says regarding Leao that it was just a question of management after this difficult period for him, with few matches and the half hour played against Ireland. The next match is not imminent: Portugal will play Hungary on Tuesday in Lisbon.



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