Inter confirmed that Marcus Thuram has a thigh injury and they have confronted with waiting to see if he will recover on time for the semi -final of Coppa Italia against AC Milan.
The Frenchman, who is the top scorer of Inter in the Serie A with 14 goals, will probably miss the competition match on Sunday on the fifth bologna placed, according to Italian media reports.
The club confirmed that Thuram underwent medical tests on Friday morning, although there was no timeline how long his absence would be.
“The tests revealed fatigue in the adductor muscles of his left thigh. His condition will be assessed every day,” Inter said in a statement.
Thuram, who started 26 league games and only missed one this season, recently stopped from the French team because of an ankle injury.
In all competitions, Thuram scored 17 goals from 12.96 expected goals (XG) and also delivered five assists, the joint-second-mast in the team (Nicolo Barella and Federico Dimarco Top with eight).
Champions Inter Lead the Italian top classification at 71 points after 32 games, three for Napoli, who can draw the level if they beat Monza on Saturday.
They organize Milan in the second stage of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday, after the first stage ended in a 1-1 draw.
Inter, one of the eight teams that have won a competition, cup and European Cup Treble, could repeat the performance this season.
They are confronted with Barcelona, ​​another Treble-winning side, in the semi-final of the Champions League after they were on Wednesday to the last four of Europe's Elite Club competition with a 4-3 aggregated victory over Bayern Munich on Bayern München.