Giroud could be out for three weeks and expected to assess Liverpool
Released on injury against Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday, Olivier Giroud should assess the three weeks of competition. Affected by the hamstring, the 35-year-old striker missed in particular the last match of the Champions League group stage, decisive in the race for qualification for AC Milan.
The images of a grimacing Olivier Giroud, when giving way to Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the lawn of Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday evening, were not reassuring. The concern was well founded, as explained the Gazzetta dello sport, which evokes examinations passed this Friday by the 35-year-old striker who would have revealed an injury to the left hamstring.
Giroud to assess match against Liverpool
Giroud should therefore miss the three weeks of competition. Already in September, the striker with 46 goals for the France team had missed several weeks of competition with AC Milan after testing positive for Covid-19 and then due to a back injury.
This time, his absence could be even more damaging to his club. Giroud is indeed expected to assess AC Milan’s last game in the Champions League group stage. After their victory on the lawn of Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday (1-0), the Rossoneri have a chance to qualify for the round of 16, provided they win against Liverpool.
Maignan already back in the group?
Stefano Pioli, who extended his contract this Friday until 2023, will therefore have to do without Giroud. He will be able to count on Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who became last weekend against Fiorentina the oldest player in Serie A history to score a brace, at 40 years and 37 days.
The Swede should therefore replace Olivier Giroud in the starting XI for the match which will attend AC Milan on Sunday against Sassuolo. According to information from the Gazzetta dello sport, Maignan should be back in the squad. Operated in mid-October on the wrist, the French goalkeeper could find himself on the bench, while his club had initially announced an absence of ten weeks.