Journalist
December 30 – 11.22am – MILANO
The return from Bergamo brought some good news for Cristian Chivu. And beyond those purely on the pitch after what we saw at the New Balance Arena, from other pitches, namely those of Appiano Gentile, another good news cheered the day after of the match against Atalanta: Francesco Unripe Yesterday he returned to training together with the rest of his teammates. In the timetable in view of the next championship match (Inter-Bologna, Sunday 4 January at 8.45pm), the Nerazzurri coach will therefore be able to remove the 37-year-old defender from the injured list who stopped half an hour into the match against Liverpool and was forced to miss the last three matches (including the Super Cup semi-final) for thehamstring injury. It’s difficult to say now whether Acerbi will immediately return to the starting lineup against the Italian team at San Siro – it will depend on the next training sessions – but he can be called up, yes. A breath of fresh air for the defense in view of a January full of events: 8 matches in 24 days between Serie A and the last two of the Champions League group stage, decisive for direct qualification to the round of 16.
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Per Bonny instead it will take longer: the Frenchman yesterday further work done separately. Parma is in his sights, which he would face for the first time as an ex, but the watchword for Chivu is “caution”. No risks, no desire to rush things or face relapses; this is why the big match at home against Napoli the following day could be the real date to circle in red on the calendar. Today and tomorrow we still work in Appiano: two morning sessions for Lautaro and his teammates before the rest that Chivu will grant the team on January 1st.
