Overview
- Inter said Friday that tests showed a mild strain in Martínez’s left soleus muscle, with another evaluation due in the coming days.
- Italian outlets estimate a short layoff, with Sky Sport Italia citing about two weeks and Corriere dello Sport later suggesting at least three, which would likely rule him out of Como, Cagliari and the Coppa Italia second leg.
- Sunday’s trip to Como comes without the captain, and Inter are set to pair Marcus Thuram with Pio Esposito, with Ange-Yoan Bonny also in contention up front.
- Martínez had just returned last weekend and scored twice against Roma after a six- to seven-week calf absence, a spell when Inter’s results dipped despite holding a seven-point Serie A lead with seven matches left.
- Argentina are tracking his recovery with the World Cup about two months away, and soleus strains in the calf can flare again if a player ramps up too fast.