Fears are growing over the fitness of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the towering striker could miss Inter’s crunch game against Lazio on Saturday.
Ibra has been suffering from a left knee problem for several months, but has continued to play through the pain barrier.
However, the complaint seems to have worsened and the 26-year-old opted to skip Sweden’s friendly against Brazil in order to see respected sports medic Hakan Alfredsson.
Alfredsson has reportedly told the former Ajax man that there is no need for an operation at present, but has scheduled a follow-up appointment next month.
While Ibrahimovic’s condition won’t necessarily banish him to the sidelines, Beneamata boss Roberto Mancini is expected to start Hernan Crespo and David Suazo to give Zlatan’s knee a much-needed rest.
The underlying fear is that playing through such an injury could be storing problems up for Ibra’s future and surgery may be necessary at the end of the campaign.
