AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli is awaiting further news on Davide Calabria after he went off injured during the game against Juventus.
The issue occurred during the first real attempt of the game on 20 minutes as Federico Chiesa cut inside past Calabria and shot into the arms of Maignan, but the Milan defender then dropped to the floor clearly in pain.
He immediately requested a substitution and was holding his thigh, with Alessandro Florenzi coming on to replace him before he eventually moved over to the left side when Alexis Saelemaekers came on.
According to the latest from our colleagues at SempreMilan.it, Calabria suffered a muscle strain in his right thigh and his condition will be evaluated in the next few days, implying he will not be risked for the Barcelona game.
However, it is worth mentioning that Stefano Pioli said in his post-match comments that Calabria thought it was just fatigue and that he came off just in time to prevent further damage.
20 mins into a friendly fixture and you are fatigued?
Muscle fatigue, not general fatigue. It can occur when u haven used your muscles in a while. Like when u had a long break. Or it can occur if u overwork it. Touch grass and see 😄
You think after taking a 1-2 month break the fitness levels and muscles are in the same condition as they were before the season ended? You clearly haven’t played football yourself.
The season hasn’t began. Two matches, two injured players.
Calabria isn’t the guaranteed starter people think. Singo signing looking more necessary.
Why? We have florenzi and kalulu..
Ffs how many people does a club need for one position?
Florenzi is always injured and Kalulu is thought to be a CB by Pioli.
He wont see any cb action with thiaw and kjaer in the team.. so he can and will, as he has done before, slot in on rb
Sorry but no, Pioli stated he sees Kalulu as a CB whether or not we believe otherwise
Kalulu showed time and time again that he is terible as a CB. He is best as a RB where he can use his pace and passing.
“Kalulu showed time and time again that he is terible as a CB. He is best as a RB where he can use his pace and passing.”
This.