Giornale: Maignan to miss at least two games – chances await Terracciano and Torriani

Despite avoiding any serious muscle issue, Mike Maignan is still expected to miss at least the next two games for AC Milan.

Ealy in the second half of Sunday night’s win over Bologna, Maignan limped off with what appeared to be a calf problem. A long-term absence was instantly feared when he was seen leaving San Siro on crutches, suggesting a quite severe muscular problem.

Despite this, the scan that the Frenchman underwent on Monday morning at Milanello brought positive news: Maignan has not sustained any bad damage and will be evaluated day to day.

Two games out?

However, Il Giornale (via MilanNews) reports that Maignan will still ‘certainly miss multiple matches’ starting with Saturday’s league match against Udinese and Wednesday’s Coppa Italia match against Lecce.

While Pietro Terracciano will likely be in goal in Udine, it’s possible that Lorenzo Torriani – who the club believe in a lot – could be in the starting line-up for the game against Francesco Camarda’s Lecce in the cup.

In the summer, Paulo Fonseca’s Lyon asked about signing Torriani, but Milan gave a firm no to the French club because they are strongly banking on the 20-year-old both for the present and above all for the future.