The medical bulletin has arrived after three AC Milan players went off injured during last night’s win over Como, and there is mixed news.
Christian Pulisic was the first to come off following a challenge at the end of the first half and it initially looked as though he had been kicked on the calf, but he then touched his hamstring and it became clear he wanted to come off.
Alvaro Morata was also withdrawn even though he hadn’t gone down with anything in particular, while Malick Thiaw made way for Matteo Gabbia in the second half. After the game, Sergio Conceicao worryingly confirmed physical issues for all three withdrawn players.
According to what we have learned following the MRI scans this afternoon, Thiaw has the most serious issue. The German defender has sustained a left thigh muscle injury and will undergo a new check in 7-10 days.
Morata and Pulisic sustained some muscular fatigue during the Como game, but tests have shown that both have no muscle injury like a strain or a tear, which is obviously good news.
Now, we await further information on Pulisic’s availability for the Juventus away game on Saturday, while Morata will be suspended for the game against his old club anyway.
Good news re Pulisic. Unfortunate for Thiaw. The positive is that we at least have some depth at CB, unlike the wings. The negative is that Gabbia-Tomori is a largely untested combo.
Gabbia-Tomori won against Inter this season, what are you on about being “untested”?
Very unfortunate for Thiaw because he was playing his best football and really taking a step up in his game. After the first game of the season he has been Milan’s best defender and his passing ability from the back will be missed in the next few games. At least it is not a long term injury.
Gabbia will have to cover for the guaranteed Tomori blunders couple times a game.
I don’t know why even bother with Tomori, we could’ve sold him off to a Premier League club by now. Promote internally or get a good backup.
I agree completely with you about missing Thiaws passing/clearing from the back. I think this is one of our major issues and one of the primary reasons we weren’t seeing much of Tomori until the coaching change. Fofana and sometimes Reijnders struggle with this as well.
Thiaw’s injuries aren’t far and few in between….
I swear milan is cursed, whenever a player finding his form then suddenly boom, injured!
I’m excited to see more of Tomori yelling at his teammates because he was out of position…
I believe you can’t play Tomori and Thiaw together. They are not very good passers. Rarely is the first pass out of the back to a midfielder who can then turn and get the team moving forward.
Thiaw has been in excellent in progression from the back. Both passing and pushing up into space.
Tomorri offers speed and aggression. I get this is what Sarge wants but Gabbia makes the whole back line work better.