Milan's Bennacer to undergo knee surgery, season over
Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - AC Milan v Inter Milan - San Siro, Milan, Italy - May 10, 2023 Inter Milan's Hakan Calhanoglu and Matteo Darmian in action with AC Milan's Ismael Bennacer REUTERS/Claudia Greco
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Bennacer's season is over after AC Milan revealed Thursday the Algeria
midfielder will undergo knee surgery following an injury picked up in his
team's Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.
Milan did
not say for how long Bennacer will be out of action but confirmed that
he will not play again this season as he has to have an operation on cartilage
in his right knee.
Bennacer,
25, was substituted in the 17th minute of Milan's 2-0 defeat to their local
rivals.
Milan have a
huge task to overturn the two-goal deficit in Tuesday's second leg and were
lucky not to lose by more as Hakan Calhanoglu hit the post and Inter created a
host of opportunities to extend their lead.
Milan are
also fifth in Serie A and in a battle to qualify for next season's edition of
Europe's top club competition.
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