The player will miss up to six weeks after nightmare injury

Pierre Kalulu will have to spend yet another lengthy stint on the sidelines after suffering a ligament injury in yesterday’s victory over Hellas Verona.

When Pierre Kalulu was replaced by Matteo Gabbia at halftime, the first idea was that it was because he had been 140 days since his last start and thus had only 45 minutes in his legs.

Kalulu suffered a ruptured tendon against Napoli four months ago, and this was his first start since then. Following the match, it was revealed that he had a knee injury.

 

 

According to reports, the Rossoneri defender had a strain in his medial collateral ligament. The player will immediately begin conservative therapy for the condition and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

It’s a genuine shame for the former Lyon player, who worked hard to come back into contention but has yet again sustained an injury that will cause him to miss an important part of the season.

Fortunately for Stefano Pioli, Fikayo Tomori and Malick Thiaw are back, and Matteo Gabbia has been excellent since returning from his loan spell, while Simon Kjaer remains an experienced manager.