Chelsea will have to compose without his offensive spearhead: Cole Palmer. Touched in the groin in August, the English international relapsed after a return deemed too precipitated on the ground.
Against Manchester United (1-2) last Saturday in the Premier League, the former Citizen had to leave his partners in the 21st minute. His return is now hoped for in mid-October, after the international break.
A forced rest to find the 100 %
Present at a press conference this Friday, Enzo Maresca confirmed the absence of his number 10, which will have to observe two to three weeks of stopping to heal his injury definitively. A blow that will deprive him of meetings against Benfica, next Tuesday in the Champions League, and against Liverpool in the Premier League, on October 4.
“We decided to protect Cole a little, to prevent him from aggravating his injury. We decided to leave it at rest for the next two or three weeks until the international break, just to see if, thanks to this rest, it can recover 100 % ”said the Italian coach.
