Inter suffer double injury blow

(GSM) – Internazionale have been dealt with a double injury blow as Diego Milito and Esteban Cambiasso will be out of action for around three weeks.

Striker Milito and midfielder Cambiasso suffered thigh muscle strains whilst on international duty for Argentina as they crashed to a 1-0 defeat in Japan on Friday.

Inter boss Rafael Benítez will have make do without the pair for the Champions League home game against Tottenham Hotspur on 20 October and at least three Serie A matches against Cagliari, Sampdoria and Genoa.

The Argentines are pencilled in to return for the Champions League clash against Spurs at White Hart Lane on 2 November.

Milito, Inter’s top scorer last term, has struggled for form and fitness this term and has been eclipsed by strike partner Samuel Eto’o who has been in fine form.

The 31-year-old’s absence will still be a blow although Goran Pandev is back in training after a knock.

Cambiasso has been one of Inter’s most consistent performers over the years but his injury coincides with fellow midfielder Thiago Motta returning to full training after knee surgery.