Stefano Pioli's team has an unpleasant loss before the fight with Inter.

Milan striker Mario Mandzukic will not be able to help his team in the next Serie A match against Inter. Reported by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.

According to the source, the 34-year-old Croatian suffered from muscle damage at the end of the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League against Crvena Zvezda (2: 2).

In addition to Mario, midfielder Ismael Bennasser also suffered a muscle injury in the match with the Serbian team..

After 22 rounds, Milan is second in the Serie A standings, one point behind Inter. The meeting between the teams will take place on February 21 at 16:00 Kyiv time.