Lautaro and Lewandowski: What latest injury updates mean for Inter vs Barcelona | OneFootball

Inter and Barcelona fans received injury updates on Lautaro Martinez and Robert Lewandowski today, and everyone’s asking just one question: Will they face off in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal on Tuesday?

Inter and Barcelona provided updates on injured stars Lautaro Martinez and Lewandowski today.

The Argentine forward sustained an injury during Wednesday’s meeting with the Catalans, a game that Lewandowski missed due to a muscle injury.

Barcelona coach Flick said on Friday that Lewandowski’s progress is better than what the club expected when the striker got injured nearly two weeks ago.

Lautaro and Lewandowski: What latest injury updates mean for Inter vs Barcelona

BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 19: Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona goes down with an injury during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 19, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Flick admitted that Lewandowski could return in time for Tuesday’s decider at the Stadio Meazza in Milan.

On the other hand, Inter coach Simone Inzaghi didn’t talk to the media on the eve of a Serie A match against Hellas Verona, but the Nerazzurri provided an injury update in the late afternoon saying that Lautaro had suffered an elongation of the flexor muscles in his left thigh and that his condition would be monitored day by day.

Multiple sources in Italy, including Corriere della Sera, claim that Lautaro will do all he can to recover in time and be available, at least from the bench, in Tuesday’s game against Barcelona.

Sky and Corriere, however, warn that Lautaro’s injury usually takes one to two weeks to recover. This means that in the best-case scenario, El Toro would sit on the bench against the Catalans on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Inter will host Hellas Verona at San Siro on Saturday night. Inzaghi is expected to rest Marcus Thuram and start Marko Arnautovic and Joaquin Correa up front.

Correa won’t be available against Barcelona next week as he’s not part of Inter’s UEFA list.

Lautaro is Inter’s best scorer this season, having netted 21 goals in 47 matches across all competitions.