Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Monday, October 27, 2025, 12:57 / Updated Monday, October 27, 2025 1:19 p.m.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the midfielder of Inter, came out injured from the the match with Naples, score 1-3. The holder of Cristi Chivu's team has a muscle problem and will miss at least a month.
The Armenian produced the penalty from which Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring. At the time of the foul on Di Lorenzo, Mkhitaryan injured his left leg, then he was replaced. In a happy case for him and Inter, the midfielder will be back on the pitch at the end of November.
If the muscle injury is grade 2, then he would be able to play in early December at the earliest.
Loss for Cristi Chivu. Mkhitaryan is out for at least a month
“In the best case, we can imagine a return near the European match (no – with Atletico, on November 26) or immediately after. In the case of a second-degree tear, however, we will have to wait about six weeks, which will take us until December,” sources from the Inter club reported, according to Gazetta dello Sport.
In place of Mkhitaryan, the starter could be Piotr Zielinski, who also replaced him during the match with Napoli. The Armenian has 7 matches this Serie A season without scoring or providing an assist.
In midfield, in addition to Calhanoglou and Barella, indisputable starters, Chivu also has Petar Sucic, Davide Fratessi and Andy Diouf at his disposal. The 3 will fight with Zielinski for the place left vacant by Mkhitaryan.
Inter have a busy schedule with matches every 3 days until the competitive break in November. They will face Fiorentina (October 29), Verona (November 2), Kairat Almaty (November 5) and Lazio (November 9). Later, on the 23rd, they will play against AC Milan, then they will face Atletico Madrid on the 26th.
