Inter call up two youth team goalkeepers for Fiorentina in selection crisis

Cristian Chivu has been forced to call up two young goalkeepers from the youth teams for Inter’s Serie A match against Fiorentina on Wednesday evening, as Yann Sommer is currently the only senior stopper available for selection. 

Inter are without both of their two reserve goalkeepers on Wednesday evening. 

Raffaele Di Gennaro is recovering from a fractured wrist and is expected to be unavailable for several more weeks. 

Josep Martinez, Inter’s no.2, is out of the squad on compassionate grounds, as he was involved in a road traffic collision that resulted in the death of an 81-year-old man on Tuesday. The Spaniard is not expected to return to Nerazzurri training until next week at the earliest. 

Who will replace Martinez and Di Gennaro for Inter?

With both back-up goalkeepers unavailable, Chivu has had to call up 20-year-old goalkeeper Alessandro Calligaris, who has been included in the last two Serie A squads following the injury to Di Gennaro.

Calligaris is otherwise the first-choice goalkeeper for the U23 squad in Serie C. 

There is also a call-up for 18-year-old Albania youth international Alain Taho, who is usually based with the Inter Primavera side. This will be his first call-up to the senior side.