Inter Wingback Faces Two-Week Spell On the Sidelines | OneFootball

Serie A champions Inter will reportedly be without second-string wingback Carlos Augusto for at least a fortnight. According to the club’s official statement via Calciomercato, the Brazilian star faces two weeks on the sidelines after picking up a muscle injury in midweek UEFA Champions League action.

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi handed Carlos Augusto a rare chance to start at the expense of Federico Dimarco in Wednesday’s clash against Young Boys. However, artificial turf in Bern hampered the 25-year-old’s bid to impress his manager, as he sustained a muscle strain at the beginning of the second half.

ThoughInter would go on to win 1-0, courtesy of Marcus Thuram’s stoppage-time winner, the ex-Monza defender will want to forget the trip to Switzerland as soon as possible. Carlos Augusto underwent an MRI scan at the Humanitas Clinical Institute in Rozzano following his injury, with test results showing a problem in the flexors of his left thigh.

Therefore, Inter will not be able to call upon the left-footed defender’s services for upcoming Serie A matches against Juventus, Empoli, Venezia, and Napoli. Carlos Augusto will also skip a mouth-watering Champions League encounter against Arsenal, depleting Inzaghi’s options on the flank.

While Denzel Dumfries and Matteo Darmian alternate on the right, the Brazilian is the only senior option on the left next to Dimarco. Chances are Inzaghi will switch the Italian star to the opposite side as he often did in times of necessity last term.