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Inter captain Lautaro Martínez set to miss seven matches with thigh injury
Inter captain Lautaro Martínez has injured his left thigh and is expected to be out for several weeks.
The club said tests found a muscle strain in the thigh’s flexor muscles.
He is expected to miss seven matches, against Bologna, Shakhtar Donetsk, Fiorentina, Venezia, Milan, Feyenoord and Como.
The games include the Milan derby and two Champions League fixtures, leaving Inter without its captain and leading scorer during a busy stretch.
Reports differ on the likely length of his absence, with estimates ranging from at least three weeks to about a month and a half.
A possible return is November 22 against Atalanta, but that date is not certain.
Inter captain Lautaro Martínez has a left-thigh flexor injury and is expected to miss a run of matches.
The club said tests at Istituto Humanitas in Rozzano found a muscle strain in the flexors of his left thigh.
Reports say he will miss the Milan derby and Inter’s next two Champions League matches.
Sky Sport says he will miss seven matches, while other reports differ on the expected length of his absence.
His possible return is against Atalanta on 22 November.
- Who
- Lautaro Martínez, Inter’s captain and Argentine forward.
- What
- He has a left-thigh flexor injury and is expected to miss several matches.
- When
- The injury was reported on 15 October 2026; a possible return is 22 November.
- Where
- The injury was diagnosed after tests at Istituto Humanitas in Rozzano, near Milan.
- Why
- The sources say he sustained a muscle injury to the flexors of his left thigh.
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Martínez sustained an injury to the flexors of his left thigh.
Inter reported that tests at Istituto Humanitas in Rozzano had found a muscle strain.
Martínez could return for Atalanta-Inter, according to the reports.
- Injury
- Muscle strain in the flexors of the left thigh
- Tests
- Istituto Humanitas, Rozzano
- Matches missed
- Sky Sport says seven
- Derby
- Milan-Inter, scheduled for 31 October
- Possible return
- Atalanta-Inter on 22 November
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What people are saying
Lautaro Martinez underwent clinical and instrumental tests today at Istituto Humanitas in Rozzano. The tests showed a muscle strain in the flexors of his left thigh.