Milan lose Loftus-Cheek for at least two weeks after muscle tear

Injury blow for Milan's depleted squad

Ruben Loftus-Cheek will miss at least two weeks after tests confirmed a muscle tear in his left thigh. According to MilanNews, the midfielder has damaged a medial hamstring muscle and will be reassessed in a fortnight.

He will miss Wednesday's home game against Bologna, Saturday's derby against Inter and the Europa League clash with Ferencváros.

How the injury happened

Loftus-Cheek came off the bench in the second half of Sunday's 2-0 win at Udinese, but had to go off at the start of stoppage time after feeling a pull in the back of his thigh while sprinting.

A growing list of absentees

It is another blow for Ruben Amorim, who now has eight first-team players sidelined. Adrien Rabiot, Mario Gila and Diego Moreira are racing to be fit for the derby after missing the trip to Udinese. Samuel Chukwueze, Matteo Gabbia and Alexis Saelemaekers are all out long term.

Milan still unbeaten

Despite the absences, Milan are unbeaten in Serie A this season and move into the derby on 18 points after back-to-back league wins. The international break follows in mid-November, giving Loftus-Cheek a chance to return for the games that follow.