Pierre Kalulu will have to spend yet another lengthy period on the sidelines after suffering a ligament problem during yesterday’s win over Hellas Verona.
When Pierre Kalulu was replaced by Matteo Gabbia at half-time, the initial assumption was that it was due to the fact he had gone 140 days since his last start and thus perhaps didn’t have any more than 45 minutes in his legs.
Kalulu suffered a ruptured tendon in the game against Napoli four months ago and this was the first time he had been named in the starting line-up since that game. After the match, it emerged that he had suffered a knee problem.
As we have learned, the Rossoneri defender sustained a strain on his medial collateral ligament. The player will immediately begin conservative treatment of the problem and he is expected to miss four to six weeks.
It is a real shame for the former Lyon man who worked hard to get himself back into contention but has once again suffered an injury that forces him to miss an important phase of the season.
Thankfully for Stefano Pioli, Fikayo Tomori is back as well as Malick Thiaw, and Matteo Gabbia has been very solid since returning from his loan spell while Simon Kjaer remains an experienced head.
