Report Inter might lose Thuram entirely for Milan battle
There are growing reports that Marcus Thuram won’t even be on the Inter bench for tonight’s Derby della Madonnina against Milan.
It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
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This is a Scudetto battle at the top of the table between the runaway leaders and the only side keeping up the pace in second.
The Nerazzurri were already missing captain Lautaro Martinez, who has been out of action since he suffered a calf strain in the first leg of the Champions League play-off defeat to Bodo/Glimt.
Thuram unexpected Inter problem
Thuram had been expected to lead the attack, but he came down with flu symptoms on Friday night and has not trained at all on Saturday or today.
There are growing reports the France international is struggling so much that he isn’t even going to be on the bench this evening.
It means an all-new front partnership of Francesco Pio Esposito and Ange-Yoan Bonny, who have never started a match together before.
There are other alternatives, as Inter used a new system for the Coppa Italia semi-final 0-0 draw with Como, moving Davide Frattesi and Andy Diouf into more advanced roles to support the centre-forward.
Hakan Calhanoglu is also tipped to make way for Piotr Zielinski and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in midfield, as the midweek trip to Como was his first start six weeks after injury.