AC Milan attacker Junior Messias is out of the Empoli match on Saturday after suffering a muscle strain in his calf, a report claims.
As has been reported by Milan News, the Brazilian right winger did not leave for Empoli with the rest of the team on Saturday morning due to the injury that he sustained the day before.
This is yet another blow for Milan coach Stefano Pioli who has got a number of other important players out injured for the trip to Tuscany.
French goalkeeper Mike Maignan is also out along with Theo Hernandez, Divock Origi and the long-term absentees of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Pioli would certainly have started the match with Maignan and Hernandez in the side and Messias was favoured on the right.
It is likely that Belgian attacker Alexis Saelemaekers will be starting in that role for the Champions in the 20:45 local time kick-off on Saturday evening.