Reigning Supercoppa Italiana holders Inter have suffered a major health blow forward of Monday’s grand last in opposition to . Based on , standout ahead Marcus Thuram may sit out the title showpiece after choosing up a muscle harm in opposition to Atalanta on Thursday night.
Thuram has soaked up the limelight as Simone Inzaghi’s headline performer this season. With Lautaro Martinez unable to discover a manner out of a infamous goalscoring disaster, Inter have turned to the 27-year-old Frenchman to ship the products in entrance of objective.
With 13 objectives, Thuram is Serie A’s joint-top scorer alongside Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui. Nevertheless, Inzaghi needed to depart his celebrity within the locker room at halftime in Thursday’s Tremendous Cup semi-final tie in opposition to La Dea. Certainly, the ex-Borussia Monchengladbach striker felt muscle discomfort towards the top of the primary half.
Summer time arrival Mehdi Taremi took his place at the beginning of the second half. Regardless of dropping Thuram to harm, Inter outscored Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet, courtesy of Denzel Dumfries’ first brace within the Nerazzurri shirt. After a 2-0 win in opposition to Atalanta, they’ll tackle Milan within the last on Monday.
However Thuram could not have the ability to assist Inter. Inzaghi’s males may make historical past in Riyadh, looking for an unprecedented fourth consecutive Tremendous Cup title. With the France worldwide unsure, Taremi is the main candidate to fill the emptiness regardless of his underwhelming begin to life at Giuseppe Meazza.
Nonetheless, Inter will take the sector as pre-match favorites, bidding to avenge a 2-1 league defeat in opposition to everlasting rivals in mid-September.