SM: Bennacer needs specialist evaluation after scan on calf – the details

Ismael Bennacer has suffered a severe calf lesion that will keep him out for some time, but a further scan is needed to determine just how bad a tear it is.

After a summer transfer window in which Bennacer seemed to be in the shop window, the deadline passed and he remained at the club. However, over the international break, Murphy’s law struck.

While on a training camp with his national team, Bennacer suffered a bad muscle problem that forced him to use a wheelchair while on his journey back to Italy, then reports emerged claiming that he could miss around three months.

As we have learned through our colleague Luca Maninetti of SempreMilan.it, the tests Bennacer underwent today confirmed a severe lesion of the medial gemellus muscle of the right calf.

A specialist re-evaluation will be carried out in a week in order to define the best treatment for full functional recovery, so we can expect to learn more about his condition next week.

Since December 2020, the 26-year-old has missed over 400 days due to injuries, though admittedly a large part of that comes from the serious knee injury suffered in the Champions League against Inter which sidelined him for almost a year.