John Stones and Curtis Jones are back in full group training before Inter's meeting with Como on Sunday 8 November at 18:00 UTC+0 in Inter vs Como. Sky Sport Italia reported that the two Englishmen trained with the group on Friday, and barring surprises they are expected to be called up for the match. Inter sit second in Serie A with 25 points from 10 matches, so this is not just a routine squad note.
Stones and Jones back in the group
The update is straightforward enough. Stones and Jones completed the entire Friday session with the rest of their teammates, which gives Cristian Chivu two more options for a game that comes at the right time for Inter. They have won four straight league games after one setback, and the squad news fits that run.
Stones has made only 3 Serie A appearances this season, while Jones has 4. Those are not huge totals, but they do show why their return matters to Chivu's choices rather than to any big tactical reset.
The absences that remain
The good news does not erase everything. Lautaro Martínez and Luis Henrique worked separately and are expected back only after the international break, so Inter still go into Como with two confirmed absences.
Calciomercato.it added that Lautaro is still out, while Bastoni is back from the start after serving his suspension in the previous Champions League match at Feyenoord. It also said Dimarco is slightly ahead of Carlos Augusto on the left, with Esposito and Bonny competing to start alongside Thuram. That leaves Chivu with a better hand than he had earlier in the week, but not a fully clean one.
Sunday's squad list will tell us whether Stones and Jones go straight into the call-up. What is already clear is that Inter have regained two English players in training, while Martínez and Luis Henrique remain on the wrong side of the international break.
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