Francesco Acerbi followed Hakan Calhanoglu, who was substituted for Inter Milan in the Serie A duel against Roma.

Italian outlet FCInterNews report that the 36-year-old is suffering from a contracture of his left thigh flexor muscle.

Inter lost midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu very early in their Serie A clash against Roma this evening.

The Turkish international was eliminated after about ten minutes. Davide Frattesi took his place from the bench.

But another forced substitution by Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi soon followed.

Inzaghi is unlikely to have expressed a desire to make two substitutions so early in the game. Especially when you consider that he has now taken two of the three places available to him.

But the Inter coach had no choice but to do so.

Defender Acerbi indicated to the bench that he was feeling a physical problem.

That’s why Stefan de Vrij started warming up on the sidelines. And within minutes the Dutchman had replaced Acerbi on the pitch in the middle of the Inter defensive line.

Francesco Acerbi is suffering from a thigh problem for Inter in their Serie A clash against Roma

Like Calhanoglu, Acerbi immediately received an initial assessment from Inter’s medical staff after leaving the pitch.

And like Calhanoglu, the former Lazio defender’s problem appears to be confirmed by his left thigh.

FCIN reports that Acerbi suffered a contracture in the flexor muscle of his left thigh.

Like Calhanoglu, Acerbi was able to leave the field quite early.

Therefore, Inzaghi hopes that the defender will recognize the problem in time and recover quickly.

Inter are already struggling with some injury problems. Both Piotr Zielinski And Kristjan Asllani are currently defeated.

Inter-President Beppe Marotta In his pre-match remarks this evening he addressed the growing injury crisis in football.