Overview
- Dimarco suffered a mild left-knee sprain and was substituted during Inter’s 3-2 Serie A win over Napoli on Saturday.
- Initial medical checks reported no serious long-term damage to the knee, but the injury required assessment by Inter’s medical staff.
- Dimarco trained with the first team on Monday while wearing a visible knee bandage, then was kept in Milan and omitted from the traveling squad on precautionary grounds.
- Carlos Augusto is expected to start at left wing-back in Madrid, a direct short-term impact on Inter’s lineup for Tuesday’s Champions League opener at the Santiago Bernabéu.
- Dimarco is a key player for Inter who won Serie A Player of the Year last season, so his monitored recovery will be watched closely for implications on team selection and his availability for upcoming fixtures.