Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martínez is hoping to emulate strike partner Marcus Thuram ahead of their team바카라s Champions League semifinal against Barcelona on Tuesday. (More Football News)
In the buildup to the first leg last week, the focus was on whether Thuram would be fit in time even for a place on the bench after missing three matches with a thigh problem.
But Thuram surprisingly started and scored the opener just seconds after kickoff in a thrilling 3-3 draw that has set up a must-see sequel in Milan.
This time around it is Lautaro who is a doubt after having to come off at halftime against Barcelona last Wednesday with a thigh muscle injury.
Inter could also welcome back Benjamin Pavard after the defender 바카라 who was the goal-scoring hero against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals 바카라 missed the trip to Barcelona with an ankle injury.
바카라We will decide together with the medical staff, together with the players themselves, because they will be the ones who will have to tell me their own feelings,바카라 Inzaghi said on Monday.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi admitted last week that it would be 바카라very difficult바카라 to have Lautaro back in time as that type of injury normally takes 10 days to two weeks to recover from.
But confidence is growing in the Inter camp. Lautaro trained in the gym on Sunday and the Argentina World Cup winner is set to return to the group in their afternoon training session on Monday.
바카라Pavard participated in the first part of training yesterday, he didn바카라t feel much, so we바카라ll see. Lautaro hasn바카라t trained since the Barcelona match, today we바카라ll see how he is and then we바카라ll decide.바카라
Lautaro himself posted a cryptic message on Instagram: a photo of him doing exercises in the gym, captioned with emojis of an hourglass and a battery.
Thuram commented on the image with an emoji of an alarm clock.
Lautaro is Inter바카라s record goalscorer in Europe바카라s elite club competition, with 20 goals 바카라 including eight this season.
The 27-year-old has scored 21 goals and added six assists for Inter across all competitions this campaign.
바카라Lautaro will do the impossible to be there,바카라 Inzaghi바카라s assistant coach, Massimiliano Farris, said after Saturday바카라s win over Hellas Verona in Serie A.
바카라Clearly what they feel after today바카라s training sensations will be very, very important for Lauti, for Pavard,바카라 Inzaghi said. 바카라Knowing that we have players if necessary because Pavard wasn바카라t there in Barcelona and Lautaro had to come off at the end of the first half.
바카라So we have a good squad and we바카라ll see after today바카라s training. Tomorrow morning we바카라ll do some stretching, I바카라ll make my decision then.바카라
