It was an evening full of joy for AC Milan overall as they recorded a win against Atletico Madrid, but there was one negative note in amongst all the celebrations.
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This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) writes that the sweet taste of victory was made a bit more bitter by the injury sustained by Olivier Giroud, who was forced to leave the field in the second half while clutching his hamstring.
A quadruple change came from the visiting team just after the 60-minute mark that as Tiemoue Bakayoko, Alessandro Florenzi, Junior Messias and Zlatan Ibrahimovic came on with Tonali, Krunic, Kalulu and Giroud going off, and it became apparent the 35-year-old Frenchman was struggling.
The first clue came from head coach Stefano Pioli during the post-game press conference as he confirmed Giroud ‘had a problem with his flexors’. Now, the Milan boss is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the instrumental tests that will establish the real extent of the injury.
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