Inter Milan will reportedly opt against taking any risks with Lautaro Martinez following his injury scare as they had done with Hakan Calhanoglu earlier this month.
As reported earlier in the evening, the Argentine is suffering from muscle fatigue.
This condition prevented the Nerazzurri captain from training with his teammates on Friday.
Therefore, Simone Inzaghi and his staff will carefully assess the player’s condition on Saturday before deciding on whether or not to include him in the matchday squad for the Lecce clash.
The reigning Italian champions will host Lecce at San Siro tomorrow night in their first home encounter of the season.
But according to FcInterNews, Martinez will likely skip the contest as a precautionary measure.
The source is basing this expectation on a precedent that occurred a couple of weeks ago concerning Calhanoglu.
The 30-year-old was also dealing with muscle fatigue ahead of the club’s final friendly test of pre-season against Chelsea.
In that case, Inter decided to keep the Turkiye international at home while Inzaghi and his men traveled to London.
The former AC Milan star then made his return to training a few days later.
Therefore, the report tips the Nerazzurri to adopt the same measure this weekend.
Hence, Lautaro could be dropped from the squad altogether, making way for Mehdi Taremi.
The Iranian had his own physical problems over the past few years, but has apparently overcome them.
The 32-year-old made his first official appearance for the Nerazzurri last weekend against Genoa, coming in as a second-half substitute.
This time around, Taremi could make his full debut for the club, spearheading the team’s charge in attack alongside Marcus Thuram.
