Stankovic faces three weeks on sidelines
April 27, 2011 14:22:23 UK
Inter Milan midfielder Dejan Stankovic will be out of action for around three weeks after sustaining a thigh strain.
The 32-year-old Serbia international picked up the injury during Saturday's 2-1 Serie A victory over Lazio at the San Siro.
A statement on www.inter.it read: "The serious nature of the injury Dejan Stankovic picked up on Saturday, April 23 in the second half of Inter v Lazio was confirmed by the tests programmed by professor Franco Combi, chief of medical staff at FC Internazionale: a second-degree strain in the muscles of his left thigh.
"The midfielder underwent his first physiotherapy session [yesterday], while the rest of the squad at the Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti resumed training after two days off."
Reports in Italy suggest he could be sidelined for around three weeks, which would mean he could be back in contention for the final league game of the season against Catania on 22nd May and the Coppa Italia final the following week should Inter progress.
Betting to win the Coppa Italia 2010/11 currently has Inter Milan at odds of 1.33.
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