Milan, Pioli loses 4 players on the eve of the match against Toro: Ibrahimovic is also knocked out

MILAN. Milan loses four other players at the last moment before leaving for Turin, where they will face Ivan Juric’s grenade on Sunday evening (the Rossoneri club left Milanello this morning without going to retreat yesterday in the Piedmontese capital). Bennacer, Rebic, Castillejo and Ibrahimovic do not appear on Stefano Pioli’s squad list. The first three due to muscle strain, the Swede due to an overload on his left knee.
These absences are added to those of the other injured players: Kjaer, Romagnoli and Florenzi. The defection of the heaviest last hour is that of Bennacer who against Turin would have been the only holder of the quartet left at home. The Algerian has been the best of Milan in the last few days, the true director of the leaders, also decisive as a goalscorer in Cagliari’s success. At this point he should scale Kessie from the position of attacking midfielder to that of second half alongside Tonali. With Diaz from 1 ‘in the box that should have been occupied by the Ivorian, behind Giroud.
The unavailability of Ibrahimovic and Rebic takes away alternatives from Pioli during the match in progress. And lengthens the trickle of injuries of the two forwards over the course of this season. Ibrahimovic was trying to progressively increase the time after the Achilles tendon problem accused in January. Now comes this new stop which will inevitably also weigh on the considerations to be made on his possible contract renewal at the end of the season. The 40-year-old Swede intends to continue for another year regardless of whether he wins a trophy with Milan in May (Scudetto or Coppa Italia). But he wants to do it while still feeling like a protagonist. For this reason the physical conditions between now and May 22 will be fundamental in the decision to be taken.