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Lautaro Martinez and Dumfries injuries and recovery times revealed for Inter: UCL and Coppa Italia targets – Football Italia – March 24 latest

March 24, 2025

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Lautaro Martinez and Dumfries injuries and recovery times revealed for Inter: UCL and Coppa Italia targets – Football Italia – March 24 latest

MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10: Lautaro Martinez of Internazionale celebrates his team’s 1st goal, an own goal by Marin Pongracic of Fiorentina, during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 10, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Lautaro Martinez and Denzel Dumfries will both be unavailable to Simone Inzaghi when Inter return to Serie A action after the international break following their injury set-backs, which leaves them targeting returns in the Coppa Italia against rivals Milan and in the Champions League against Bayern Munich.

Lautaro and Dumfries return dates for Inter

Both Lautaro and Dumfries were selected for their respective national sides in March – Argentina and the Netherlands – but both withdrew before their countries’ first games of the international break and returned to the city of Milan for further assessment.

Lautaro had been due to play in World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay this week, but withdrew from the Argentina squad with a hamstring injury on Wednesday.

Lautaro Martinez of Argentina reacts as he leaves the pitch in a substitution during the South American FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Argentina and Peru at Estadio Alberto J. Armando on November 19, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images)

He underwent further tests upon his return to Italy, which have revealed a pulled flexor muscle, ruling him out of Inter’s upcoming Serie A match against Udinese on Sunday.

According to updates from Sky Sport Italia, he should be available again either for the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg against Milan next Wednesday, if not, for the Serie A match against Parma on April 5.

Denzel Dumfries captains Inter against Feyenoord in the Champions League round of 16 second leg against Feyenoord (picture: @inter via X).

Dumfries will spend slightly longer on the sidelines, as his hamstring injury is expected to keep him out of the Udinese game, Milan cup tie and the following Serie A match against Parma, which leaves him targeting a return in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich on April 8.