AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri has provided fitness updates on a trio of key players, with positive news on Fikayo Tomori, Rafael Leao and Ardon Jashari.
The Rossoneri host Juventus in Serie A this weekend looking to extend our impressive winning run ahead of the international break and stay top of the pile.
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It certainly won’t be easy against a Juve side just a point behind us in the league table and who are undefeated thus far, and so Allegri would have been hoping for good news on the injury front this week in order to have as close to a fully-fit squad at his disposal as possible.
Speaking to the media at his pre-match press conference on Saturday, the Milan boss confirmed that Tomori has recovered from the muscle injury that he sustained in our win over Napoli last weekend, while there was good news on Leao and Jashari too.
Leao made his comeback last time out after suffering a calf injury in our season opener and logged 21 minutes against Napoli, and it’s good to hear that he came through unscathed and is available again this weekend.
Meanwhile, there were also positive updates on Christopher Nkunku and Jashari, with the former continuing to work towards full match fitness, as we’ll hopefully continue to move towards having a full strength squad in the coming months.
“Tomori? Fully available,” Allegri is quoted as saying by MilanNews. “Leao had a great week and is improving in condition, as is [Christopher] Nkunku.
“It will take another month or so, he [Jashari] has started running on the sand.”
It’s hoped that Milan can sign off with a fifth consecutive league win ahead of the international break to continue our momentum, while the break itself hopefully isn’t coming at the wrong time to disrupt our encouraging form.
With a busy end to October ahead with clashes against Fiorentina, Pisa and Atalanta, Allegri’s positive start to his second stint in charge will hopefully extend further after overcoming the initial disappointment of losing our opening game of the campaign.
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