[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-article-milan-si-ferma-anche-estupinan-distorsione-al-ginocchio-en":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"shortTitle":5,"description":6,"date":7,"tag":8,"bodyHtml":9,"mentions":10,"clubs":25,"readingMinutes":26,"words":27,"fromNewsroom":28,"sources":29,"categoryLabel":40,"readableDate":41,"socialCard":42,"related":43},"milan-si-ferma-anche-estupinan-distorsione-al-ginocchio","Milan lose Estupiñán too: knee sprain","The full back leaves Ecuador's camp with a knee problem, in doubt for Sassuolo. Who replaces him and the fantacalcio alternatives.","2026-10-05","injuries","\u003Cp>Milan are sweating over another full back. Pervis Estupiñán left Ecuador's camp in Tokyo early, where the Tri were playing the Kirin Cup, after a right knee sprain picked up in the match against Japan. The wing back did not feature in the following friendly against Panama: ahead of that game the Ecuadorian federation issued a statement describing "a knee sprain with internal involvement", adding that the clinical findings had already been passed on to Milan's medical staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering some reassurance to Milan was head coach Marcelo Gallardo, who played down the incident in his press conference, calling it a simple knock to the knee and insisting there was "nothing to worry about". Those comments rule out the more serious scenarios, though a precise diagnosis will only come once Estupiñán undergoes scans back in Milan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recovery time is still unclear, but the schedule leaves little room: Milan are back in action on Sunday October 11 away at Sassuolo and host Salzburg in the Europa League on Thursday October 15, and the Ecuadorian is in doubt for both, with missing the Sassuolo game looking the most likely outcome. Until now Estupiñán had been an automatic starter on Milan's left flank, playing every league match this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Rubén Amorim, the question is who covers the role. The leading alternatives identified so far are Davide Bartesaghi, who has also played as a wide defender for the under-21s, and Frenchman Diawara, who stayed with the first team during this break. The choice between the two will also hinge on the system: the back three used early in the season and the 4-2-3-1 tried in the last match against Lecce ask different things of that flank, which changes the profile best suited to replace the Ecuadorian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For fantacalcio managers who own him, Estupiñán carries a price tag of 3, the lowest among Milan's defensive wide players: even fit, he was never a start-with-confidence pick, and with his recovery in doubt he becomes a name to leave out at least for Sassuolo. In the same department, the safer picks remain Pavlović, priced in double figures with a high score worth double in that bracket, and Gila: two names to turn to for a reliable Milan defender, while Bartesaghi is worth watching through the week as a cheap surprise if the left-back shirt really does fall to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[11],{"slug":12,"name":13,"club":14,"competition":15,"role":16,"quote":17,"covers":18},"estupinan-milan","Estupiñán","Milan","serie-a-2026-27","D",3,[19,22],{"name":20,"quote":21},"Pavlović",16,{"name":23,"quote":24},"Gila",12,[],2,392,true,[30,33,37],{"name":31,"url":32,"at":7},"Corriere dello Sport","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corrieredellosport.it\u002Fnews\u002Fcalcio\u002Fserie-a\u002Fmilan\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F05-151672846\u002Finfortunio_al_ginocchio_per_estupinan_il_comunicato_dell_ecuador_sul_giocatore_del_milan",{"name":34,"url":35,"at":36},"Sky Sport","https:\u002F\u002Fsport.sky.it\u002Fcalcio\u002Fserie-a\u002Fvideo\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F05\u002Festupinan-infortunio-news-milan-1129317",null,{"name":38,"url":39,"at":36},"Calciomercato.com","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.calciomercato.com\u002Fliste\u002Fmilan-brutte-notizie-dall-ecuador-distorsione-al-ginocchio-destro-per-pervis-estupinan-le-prime-sensazioni-e-quanto-rischia-di-restare-fuori\u002Fblt177b41f624eeb4b1","Infortuni","5 ottobre 2026","\u002Fog\u002Fnews\u002Fmilan-si-ferma-anche-estupinan-distorsione-al-ginocchio",[44,48,54],{"slug":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":7,"readableDate":41,"tag":8,"categoryLabel":40},"napoli-si-ferma-anche-olivera-lesione-all-inguine","Napoli lose Olivera too: groin strain","Mathias Olivera leaves Uruguay's camp with a groin strain and will miss Frosinone. Napoli's tenth absentee, plus the fantacalcio alternatives.",{"slug":49,"title":50,"description":51,"date":52,"readableDate":53,"tag":8,"categoryLabel":40},"alajbegovic-gol-e-spavento-con-la-bosnia-barbarez-rassicura-solo-crampi","Alajbegovic, goal and scare with Bosnia: Barbarez reassures, just cramp","The Juve midfielder nets a last-gasp equaliser but comes off in the 87th minute with a muscle issue: the Bosnia coach rules out an injury.","2026-10-03","3 ottobre 2026",{"slug":55,"title":56,"description":57,"date":52,"readableDate":53,"tag":8,"categoryLabel":40},"toro-in-ansia-si-ferma-fortini-allarme-muscolare-alla-coscia-destra","Torino on edge: Fortini sidelined with thigh muscle scare","The granata full-back leaves the Under-21 camp with a thigh problem: recovery time still unclear, Abate weighs his options."]