Cristi Chivu, worried about Lautaro » The Argentines know what he has and how much he will miss

Cristi Chivu told Italian journalists after the final whistle that the Argentine had a calf muscle problem and was extremely pessimistic about a recovery in time to contest the return leg with the Norwegians, scheduled for next Tuesday: “We will do the tests tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and we will see. What is certain is that he will be missing for a long time“.

Tyc Sports: “Lautaro Martinez has a muscle strain and will be out for several weeks”

Sky Italia later announced that Lautaro Martinez would undergo more tests later today, and an Argentinian journalist from Tyc Sports, Gaston Edul, claims that the attacker's injury is not very serious: “He has a muscle strain and will be out for a few weeks.”

Inter's downfall in Norway began with the exit of the number 1 man in attack. In the interval of three minutes, 61 – 64, Bodo/Glimt scored for 2-1 and 3-1, through Hauge and Hogh respectively, and the return is announced as a fiery one for Cristi Chivu. Especially since he won't have Lautaro at his disposal!

Cristi Chivu explains what happened with Inter after an hour of play

At the press conference, Chivu explained how it was possible for Inter to lose their heads after an hour of play. “The problem is that at some transitions we were surprised by their speed. They were also used to the synthetic pitch, unlike us, but that's no excuse.

We had that chance at 1-1 where we could have been luckier. Then we got two identical goals, the Norwegians capitalized on their most important quality. Everything is open in the return leg. They are a team that can do damage in transition, but we will fight until the end to advance to the next round”, commented Cristi Chivu.

The Romanian technician also faces other personal problems before the match with Lecce, from the weekend. Barella is suspended, Calhanoglu picked up an injury against Juventus and was also unavailable on Wednesday nightagainst Bodo/Glimt.