Overview

• Marcus Thuram is sidelined with an injury estimated at around 30 days, with hope he could return for the Napoli match on October 25.
• Ange-Yoan Bonny is expected to make his first Inter start alongside Lautaro Martínez against Cremonese at San Siro.
• Pio Esposito remains in contention after prior starts in Serie A and the Champions League and is slated for meaningful minutes in the coming fixtures.
• Chivu had defined the hierarchy in preseason, naming Esposito as Lautaro’s understudy and Bonny as Thuram’s replacement, a plan now being implemented.
• Inter’s summer choices—signing Bonny and pausing Hojlund talks to keep Esposito—will be gauged during this stretch as Lautaro also balances national-team travel.