Inter's Lautaro Martinez to miss Como clash after suffering calf injury setback

[p][b]"Medical tests today (Friday) revealed a mild muscle strain in his left calf,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter[/a] said in a statement, adding that the striker's "condition will be reassessed in the coming days".[/p][p]Italian media reports suggested the 28-year-old could return as soon as next week's game at home against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cagliari/SCGVmKHb/"]Cagliari[/a].[/p][p]Inter have a seven-point advantage over resurgent reigning champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] with seven matches remaining in the Serie A season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinez-lautaro/QHk1CXUh/"]Martinez[/a], the league's top scorer with 16 goals this term, was sidelined for six weeks between February and March with muscular injuries.[/p][embed guid="e98ec070-78ea-4d74-a2bd-3f21a4f02d6b" url="https://x.com/Inter_en/status/2042596864873107652" social-type="twitter" /][p]On his return last weekend, the Argentinian scored a brace in a 5-2 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a].[/p][p]In his absence, Inter had a difficult March with two defeats and a draw in three matches to give hope to the chasing pack.[/p][p]They face a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/como-ttyLthOA/inter-Iw7eKK25/?mid=zTZUXUXR"]tricky trip[/a] to face fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/como/ttyLthOA/"]Como[/a], desperate to not give any further encouragement to Napoli and third-placed AC Milan, who are nine points adrift.[/p][p]Inter coach Cristian Chivu is expected to partner Marcus Thuram with Pio Esposito up front in Martinez's absence.[/p]