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Inter suffer injury blow with star midfielder ruled out for over a month ahead of derby showdown against AC Milan

Leonardo Pavoletti - Assist off bench Pavoletti assisted once to go with zero corners and one chance created in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Verona. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 66th minute.

Impact Since mid-September, Pavoletti has logged only two appearances, his latest coming Sunday. Despite recording under half an hour's worth of minutes, he assisted Mattia Felici for Cagliari's second and game-tying goal. Ideally for Pavoletti, his most recent assist and increase in form will help him in the long run.

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Adam Obert - Assist as center-back Obert assisted once to go with zero corners and one chance created in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Verona. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 65th minute.

Impact Obert has alternated between center-back, left-back and left midfielder this season, a hectic but rewarding rotation that has earned him continued starts. The 23-year-old's latest helped him log his season's first assist, completed with a Riyad Idrissi goal.

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Rafik Belghali - Undisclosed injury against Cagliari Belghali generated one interception in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Cagliari. He was injured and subbed out in the 70th minute.

Impact Belghali was temporarily benched on Oct. 18 but promoted back to Verona's starting XI on Sunday. After logging very little across 70 minutes during the Verona-Cagliari game, he suffered an undisclosed injury and was subbed off for Fallou Cham. As for Belghali, his focus will shift to Verona's next game, currently scheduled for Wednesday at Como. In starts this season, he has eight chances created and three accurate crosses.

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Roberto Gagliardini - Scores goal Gagliardini scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) in Sunday's 2-2 draw versus Cagliari. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 53rd minute.

Impact Gagliardini's latest goal marks his first for the 2025-26 Serie A. Considering that his five domestic-league appearances this season include only one shot on goal for him, he is not expected to begin regularly scoring. Most of Gagliardini's value is with defense, as indicated by his 10 clearances, nine interceptions and four tackles won since Sept. 28.

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Mattia Felici - Scores off bench Felici scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Verona.

Impact For October, Cagliari's first two games saw Felici start. But on Sunday, he was benched, presumably his usual role for Cagliari's current season. But by logging a goal, his second across four reserve appearances this season, Felici looks like he has an established role.

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Gift Orban - Scores goal Orban scored one goal to go with three shots (two on goal) and one chance created in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Cagliari.

Impact For the third time across Verona's last six games, Orban logged multiple shots on goal. In two of the games, he has scored, giving him what is now his two-goal tally across Verona's 2025-26 season.

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