Bonny, thigh muscle strain: out of Ivory Coast duty with Inter

Ange-Yoan Bonny, forward for Inter, has not joined the Ivory Coast squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after feeling discomfort in his right thigh during the 2-0 win over Como at San Siro. According to Corriere dello Sport, the club's official statement says clinical and instrumental tests at the Humanitas clinic in Rozzano found a muscle strain in the flexors of the right thigh.

Chivu hopes to have him back for the packed run after the international break: Atalanta and Frosinone in Serie A, Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, and Genoa in the Coppa Italia last 16. As we anticipated, the doubt was whether he would make his national team commitments; the diagnosis is now official. The severity of the problem and the recovery timeline are still unknown.