JAKARTA - Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez had to be replaced in the first half of the Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona which ended 3-3, Thursday, May 1, 2025, early morning WIB.
He is reportedly injured and at risk of being absent in the second leg in the middle of next week.
Lautaro looked desperate and in pain as he began to limp just before the break. The Argentine managed to play until the last seconds of the first half, but did not come out at the start of the second half.
He was later replaced by Mehdi Taremi. Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi is not optimistic about Lautaro's chances of playing in the second leg at the Giuseppe Meazza.
"Lautaro feels something in his leg and we'll know more tomorrow after we do some tests."
"However, it seems highly unlikely he can appear in the second leg, which will be the final for us."
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"We hope (Benjamin) Pavard returns next week, but I don't think we can expect the same from Lautaro, unfortunately."
"This will be a final for us and I rely on our 75,000 supporters to help us achieve this extraordinary feat," Inzaghi told Movistar Plus.
Lautaro has scored 21 goals and added six assists for Inter Milan in all competitions this season.
The score 2-2 in the first half after Barcelona came back from two goals behind.
Marcus Thuram, who came back from injury, and Denzel Dumfries have put Inter 2-0 up in 21 minutes.
However, Lamine Yamal scored an amazing goal and Ferran Torres equalized for Barcelona in the 38th minute.
Dubfries added a third goal for Inter Milan after the break, but Raphinha equalized again with a hard kick from outside the box in the 65th minute which was declared an own goal after being deflected by goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
This result makes everyone have to play in the middle of the next week when Barcelona travel to Milan for the second leg and fight for a place in the final in Munich.
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