Santiago Gimenez is running a race against time to make it back for the Derby della Madonnina next week, according to a report.
The Mexican striker has been sidelined for a few weeks now due to an ankle problem, which had been affecting him since the start of the season. The goal was to use the current international break to make a full recovery, but there are no some doubts about that.
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According to the latest reports from Gazzetta dello Sport, Gimenez himself is incredibly keen on making it back for the derby, even if he likely won’t be a starter. However, Milan and the striker won’t go back on their decision: for him to return, it has to be a full recovery.
By the sounds of it, Massimiliano Allegri and the medical staff will have to wait until Friday next week to make a decision. Between now and then, Gimenez will continue his individual program and hope that he can return to group training as soon as possible.
After all, there’s a big difference between sitting in the stands for a derby and sitting on the bench, even if you don’t get any playing time. From start, we will see Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic together up front, that is 99.9% certain.
The way things have gone for him…it is more likely that in 2 months Gimenez will no longer be a Milan player.
Why Arent they talking about Nkunku. Milan brought Nkunku thinking he would make a difference but I haven’t seen anything special about him. When Santiago plays he makes a difference in the match. And when Nkunku plays nothing magical happens.