SM: Updates arrive as Loftus-Cheek and Morata undergo checks on injuries

Updates on the conditions of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alvaro Morata have arrived after they went off injured during last night’s game against Red Star.

Milan made it four wins on the spin in the Champions League by beating the Serbian side 2-1, but they needed a late goal to spare their blushes which Tammy Abraham got. He came off the bench in the first half after a couple of rather worrying injuries.

In the 25th minute Loftus-Cheek and Yunus Musah both went down at opposite ends of the field in obvious discomfort. The American continued, while the former Chelsea man was replaced by Samuel Chukwueze.

Things got even worse a few minutes later when Morata took a tumble and fell awkwardly. He tried to play on but couldn’t, so a second change was needed to bring Abraham on.

As we have learned, Loftus-Cheek has suffered a lesion to his right biceps femoris (a muscle in the back of the thigh that helps with hip and knee movement). A new evaluation will be performed in 7-10 days.

Morata has suffered an elongation trauma in the adductor region but the scan excluded a lesion, which means his return should come sooner.

Alessandro Florenzi, Ismael Bennacer, Luka Jovic, Christian Pulisic and Noah Okafor are currently out due to injury, leading to a crisis in attack.