Inter striker Romelu Lukaku is almost certainly out of the Milan derby which takes place this weekend, a report claims.
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As has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport today, it now seems to be 99% certain that Lukaku will not recover from his thigh injury in time to face the Rossoneri.
The two teams face each other on Saturday, September 3 and it will be the biggest game of the season for both teams so far. Lukaku picked up an injury in a training session two days after the Nerazzurri were beaten 3-1 by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.
It is a thigh strain and it was immediately clear that he will be out of the Cremonese game on Tuesday but the Milan derby was still a possibility.
His chances now seem to be gone and he will undergo extra examinations between today and tomorrow to try and assess the full extent of the injury.