Milan have dealt with 19 injuries since the start of the season and a clear pattern is starting to emerge in the Lombardy capital, reports highlight.
The Rossoneri were held to a 2-2 draw by Napoli in their Sunday evening clash and three more players were forced to leave the pitch due to injuries – Pierre Kalulu, Christian Pulisic and Marco Pellegrino.
La Gazzetta dello Sport underlines how Milan have started to develop a consistent problem with injuries during this stage of the season, comparing this term to the last two years.
A long list of Rossoneri players have already been sidelined with injuries this season – Mike Maignan, Rade Krunic, Luka Jovic, Noah Okafor, Davide Bartesaghi, Kalulu, Mattia Caldara, Simon Kjaer, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Marco Sportiello and Samuel Chukwueze.
Using the third Champions League group game as a reference point, comparisons can be made between now and the last two seasons.
In the 2021-22 season, Milan had six players out through injury – Maignan, Theo Hernandez, Ante Rebic, Brahim Diaz, Junior Messias and Alessandro Florenzi.
The following year, eight players sidelined – Maignan, Davide Calabria, Hernandez, Florenzi, Messias, Alexis Saelemaekers, Kjaer and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
This term, seven players were unavailable for the third Champions League group game – Sportiello, Loftus-Cheek, Chukwueze, Okafor, Caldara, Bennacer and Jovic.