DBasia.news – Inter Milan got the bad news again. That was after his center-back Milan Skriniar tested positive for COVID-19. Previously, Alessandro Bastoni tested positive for COVID-19. This was known when the defender strengthened the Italy U-21 national team.
The first player who tested positive for the corona virus was Alessandro Bastoni. This news became known after Bastoni did a swab bag with the Italy U-21 national team. In fact, previously Bastoni was declared negative when doing a swab with Inter Milan.
“Inter Milan announced that Alessandro Bastoni tested positive for the corona virus following a test carried out while defending the U-21 national team. The Nerazzurri defender is not showing symptoms and will follow the procedures prescribed by health protocols,” explained Inter Milan in an official statement.
Not only Bastoni, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Milan Skriniar was also positive for the corona virus. He was proven to be infected after being tested at the Slovak national team’s training camp.
The news is clearly a blow to Inter Milan ahead of the Madonnina derby against AC Milan. The reason is, Bastoni and Skriniar are the two main players in the defender sector.
Now, the only options for Antonio Conte for the three defenders at the back are Stefan de Vrij, Andrea Ranocchia, Aleksandar Kolarov, Danilo D’Ambrosio and Matteo Darmian. The problem is, most of these players do not have the original position as a central defender.
Previously, the corona virus also attacked AC Milan. It was announced that Leo Duarte and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were exposed to the virus that originated in China.
Currently, Inter Milan is in fourth place in the standings after reaping seven points from three matches. Meanwhile, Milan are in second place after always winning in three matches.