Fikayo Tomori injury leaves AC Milan with another derby worry

AC Milan's Fikayo Tomori went from assist provider to injury concern in one half against Bologna. He set up the second goal in AC Milan vs Bologna, then stopped in the 41st minute with a problem in his right thigh and was replaced at the break.

Tomori's first-half impact

Sky Sport Italia reported that the English defender provided the assist for Alphadjo Cissè's 27th-minute goal before feeling the thigh issue. The same report said he tried to carry on until half-time, but remained in the dressing room after the interval.

Tomori's first half was productive, not just interrupted. He left the pitch with one assist and a 6.82 rating, having completed 45 minutes. He was also making his fourth start in the last two weeks, which makes the interruption more awkward for AC Milan even if the injury itself has not been detailed beyond the right-thigh problem.

Milan's immediate concern

The timing lands badly for Milan, with the Inter derby on Saturday 31 October at 20.45. Sky Sport Italia said Tomori was forced off at half-time of Milan-Bologna after the issue emerged in the first half, and nothing in the reporting goes further than that.

What Milan know for sure is simple enough. Tomori has three Serie A appearances this season and 124 league minutes, so this is not a case of a defender who had already built up a huge domestic workload before the setback. The club will now wait on the next update after a night that began with an assist and ended with a right-thigh problem.