Inter Milan Defender Walter Samuel To Miss Rest Of Season With Knee Injury

Early in the second half, the center back collided with Brescia’s Andrea Caracciolo and had to be carried off the pitch. Later scans revealed damage to both the anterior cruciate ligament and the collateral ligament of his right knee. Samuel will undergo reconstructive surgery to repair the damage, and will almost certainly miss the rest of the season.

For the 32-year-old Argentinean, this must seem like a bad sense of déjà vu. In 2007, he sustained an injury to his other knee, requiring a similar surgery to repair similar damages. While Samuel eventually worked himself back up to full fitness and became an integral part of Inter’s impressive defense, his recovery took nearly a year, and there is little reason to believe the process will be a shorter one this time around.