Milan, Luka Modric under the knife: return is an'unknown

The fears that had already emerged on Sunday evening after Milan-Juventus found their concretization on Monday: Luka Modric, in the clash with Manuel Locatelli that had forced the Croatian to leave his place on the pitch, suffered a fracture in his cheekbone, as confirmed in an official note from the Rossoneri club.

“The instrumental examinations carried out today showed a fracture of the left cheekbone that will require surgery, expected in the next few hours. Further details will be communicated following the operation,” the club clarified, without venturing into estimating the time of return.

Modric had been one of Milan’s most positive elements in the match that ended 0-0 against Juventus, so much so that he earned the MVP award given by the Rossoneri fans through the Diavolo’s official channels: “Four duels won out of six, three balls recovered, and a lot of quality and serenity transmitted to his teammates in every game situation. The matches and minutes pass but the quality in Luka’s plays does not drop, despite the tiredness of the end of the season,” reads the website of the via Aldo Rossi club.

The possibility, for Modric, of taking the field in the last four matches of the season thus remains an unknown: milan is expected to play matches with Sassuolo away, Atalanta at home, Genoa at Marassi and Cagliari at the San Siro to close out a year in which Massimiliano Allegri’s team is still fighting to return to the Champions League after a year without playing in the European cups.