Inter Milan player since the summer of 2021, Joaquin Correa nevertheless remains confined to a substitute role. Joker off the bench and fourth option in attack behind Edin Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku, the Argentinian striker has scored 4 goals and 3 assists in 41 games this season. Simone Inzaghi is also counting on him on the European scene. In the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League against Benfica, the former Lazio Rome player scored a goal when he entered fifteen minutes from the end of the match (3-3). This is the daily bread of Correa, who only started 16 times in 2022-2023 with the Nerazzurri.
This is how he only played 8 short minutes against Fiorentina this Wednesday in the Italian Cup final won by his team (2-1). It was during this meeting that the 28-year-old striker was hit in the right calf. A muscle injury that makes him uncertain for the Champions League final against Manchester City on June 10, as Inter said in a statement on Friday: “Joaquin Correa underwent clinical and instrumental examinations today at the Istituto Humanitas in Rozzano after suffering a strain in the final minutes of the Coppa Italia final. The Nerazzurri striker suffers from a strain in the calf of his right leg. His condition will be assessed on a daily basis.»
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