No Injury Scare For Inter Milan Captain Despite Knock During Champions League Clash Vs Red Star Belgrade

There is no injury scare for Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez despite a knock he suffered against Red Star Belgrade.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They report that the captain will be available for Inter’s Serie A clash with Torino this weekend.

Inter captain Martinez did not start against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Tuesday.

However, the Argentine did come off the bench during the second half.

It was an eventful substitute appearance for Martinez.

The Inter captain scored the Nerazzurri’s third goal of the 4-0 win. He benefited from some good work by Mehdi Taremi to set up a chance and then finished clinically.

This means that Martinez has now scored in each of his last two matches for Inter.

The 27-year-old had caused one or two worries by failing to score for several matches in a row at the start of the season.

This goal drought coincided with an evident lack of fitness and sharpness. Martinez lacked a proper preseason for Inter, as he returned to training late after the Copa America in the summer.

No Injury Scare For Inter Milan Captain Lautaro Martinez Despite Red Star Knock

Martinez didn’t just score against Red Star. He also won his team the penalty from which Mehdi Taremi scored their fourth goal of the evening.

But then there was a sour note on an otherwise very positive evening for Martinez.

The Inter captain seemed to be in some evident discomfort towards the end of the match.

Martinez was able to see out the match. However, he seemed to be limping after being on the end of a heavy challenge.

Naturally, this has created a worry for Inter. The Nerazzurri will hardly want to be without their captain, who already missed a Serie A clash with Lecce earlier this season.

But according to the Gazzetta, it is a false alarm.

Martinez has shaken off the after effects of the tackle on Tuesday.

The Inter captain will be available for his team’s final match before the international break, against Torino on Saturday.