Inter Coach Luciano Spalletti confirms Radja Nainggolan “trained today” and could get “half an hour” against Genoa tomorrow.
The Belgian was injured in the Milan derby and missed the trip to face Barcelona at Camp Nou, but he could back for the return game on Tuesday.
“He’s showing how strong he is,” Spalletti said in his pre-match Press conference.
Inter Coach Luciano Spalletti confirms Radja Nainggolan “trained today” and could get “half an hour” against Genoa tomorrow.
The Belgian was injured in the Milan derby and missed the trip to face Barcelona at Camp Nou, but he could back for the return game on Tuesday.
“He’s showing how strong he is,” Spalletti said in his pre-match Press conference.
“He trained today, he’s strong and he did the extra work he had to do. He was in pain but he endured it, and implicit in this is the quality of Dr Volpi’s staff.
“We have first class staff here, and they’ve got him back on the pitch in just a few days.
“It seems difficult to use him tomorrow, but he’s with the group already and he’s got half an hour in him tomorrow because he’s the kind of character who wants to be involved.
"It's difficult to use him tomorrow though, unless there's a specific situation which calls for it.
“We can’t judge how Inter’s season will go based on one player though, sometimes we’ll have someone missing and in that situation it’s fundamental for whoever comes in to step up.
“I played Joao Mario [against Lazio] but I could have chosen three or four others. I played him because he had the characteristics I needed and he responded in the right way.
“Radja is strong, just as all the Inter players are.”
It’s expected former Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta will join Inter before the end of the year…
“I know him and he’s an excellent professional,” Spalletti noted.
“But there are many who made their contribution to Juventus. Only Juventus know why Marotta left Juventus, and everyone seems to know he’s coming to Inter, except for Inter…”
The Champions League showdown with Barcelona is looming, and there will be some changes tomorrow.
“The pitfalls are there every time we go onto the pitch and we need to show we’re stronger than the opponent.
“There will be some rotation, but the way you talk about it… I always play Inter.”