From Estupinan to Pulisic: Brass tacks on Milan’s injuries after unfortunate break

The international break didn’t exactly treat AC Milan well, with several of their stars returning to Milanello with injuries. 

As we said in our latest newsletter, most fans cross their fingers once Milan players are shipped away on international duty. Not to see good performances, or many goal contributions, but rather for the players to avoid injuries.

Sadly for Milan, the most recent international break resulted in quite a few injuries, some heavy ones too. For example, Christian Pulisic has been ruled out for around a month, while Adrien Rabiot will also be on the sidelines for the same time.

Below, we have listed all of the injuries/suspected injuries that came out of the international break, from the aforementioned stars to Pervis Estupinan and more.

➤ Pervis Estupinan (ankle injury): The left-back suffered an ankle sprain while on international duty with Ecuador. It was initially believed that he would make it for tomorrow’s game against Fiorentina, but might have to wait for the Pisa clash next week.

➤ Rafael Leao (suboptimal condition): Milan’s No.10 returned early from the Portuguese camp to work on his physical condition at Milanello. In other words, we are not talking about an injury here, with him expected to start against Fiorentina.

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➤ Christopher Nkunku (foot injury): A knock to the foot has kept him out of group training in the last few days and the Fiorentina clash is at risk. It’s nothing serious, though, so he should be back against Pisa at the latest.

➤ Christian Pulisic (hamstring injury): The American sustained a low-grade tear to his right hamstring in the friendly between the USA and Australia. He will be sidelined for at least three weeks, with Parma a potential return, but it will most likely be the derby against Inter on November 23.

➤ Adrien Rabiot (calf injury): While on international duty with France, he suffered a tear to his left calf. New tests will be carried out in ten days but Milan are expecting to be without him for a month, meaning he could return against Inter just like Pulisic.

➤ Alexis Saelemaekers (muscle injury): He’s the only good news on the injury front for Milan, as the flexor injury sustained with Belgium wasn’t as serious as first thought. Indeed, he was back in full training yesterday (Friday) and will thus be available tomorrow.