MN: ‘Great strides towards recovery’ – Conceicao to have Chukwueze available shortly | OneFootball

In Paulo Fonseca’s last game in charge of AC Milan, Samuel Chukwueze left the field injured. Now, the winger is close to recovering, and Sergio Conceicao will need him.

One of Milan’s big issues this season, and in fairness, in recent times, has been the lack of depth in the squad. Last season, the Rossoneri suffered heavily in defence and midfield, but issues up front occurred. This season, it is much of the same, although slightly flipped.

In attack, the Diavolo have often had to make do, and this has seen Francesco Camarda’s gametime increase more than many would have expected it to. The biggest issue, perhaps, has been the lack of wide options though.

At the start of the season, Fonseca was criticised for his over-usage of Christian Pulisic, and this was due to not having a ‘viable’ alternative. Now, Conceicao is having to deal with an injury to the American, without any backup.

This means that Alex Jimenez will start this weekend against Juventus, but the Portuguese will be relieved to hear that Chukwueze is close to recovering. With Milan News reporting that he is making ‘great strides towards recovery’.

According to the report, he will begin training over the course of the next week, which is the first step to returning.