Milan injury crisis calms with Bennacer, increases with Chukwueze

There was both good and bad news for Milan this evening, as while Ismael Bennacer made his comeback after 134 days, Samuel Chukwueze will miss the Supercoppa Italiana with a thigh strain.

See how it unfolds on the Liveblog.

The Rossoneri have been beset by injury problems all season long and they went into tonight’s Serie A showdown with Roma sporting a long list of absentees.

Rafael Leao, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yunus Musah, Noah Okafor and Alessandro Florenzi were all out of action.

There was a boost at the dawn of the second half when Bennacer came on for Filippo Terracciano, his first appearance since sustaining a serious calf strain back in August.

Good and bad news for Milan

However, the good news did not last long, because moments after stinging Mile Svilar’s gloves with a left-foot curler, Chukwueze suddenly pulled up clutching the back of his leg and calling to the bench for a substitution.

The attacking winger was distraught as he had to be carried off the field by medical staff, with the suspicion this is a serious thigh strain and he is likely to be out of action for at least a month.

It would certainly mean missing the Supercoppa Italiana clash with Juventus on January 3 in Riyadh.