Chukwueze injured, he will miss Milan's matches against Juve, PSG, Napoli and others.

AC Milan will be without striker Super Eagles Samuel Chukwueze for the upcoming big games against Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain after he sustained an injury on international duty.

The Nigeria forward sustained a hamstring injury and was ruled out of his team’s match against Mozambique.

It is not clear how bad the damage is, but the statement from Milan mentions there is a lesion to the femoral bicep.

This type of injury would usually require at least a couple of weeks out, more likely closer to a month, depending on the depth of the lesion.

It is the worst possible timing, coming ahead of a run of fixtures that will see the Rossoneri take on Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli between Serie A and the Champions League.

Theo Hernandez and goalkeeper Mike Maignan are suspended for the top-of-the-table showdown with Juventus.

It is a big blow for Pioli who will have been hoping to have the former Villarreal man available during what is a demanding part of the fixture list, given the level of opponents to come and that two games a week will be common.