Inter recover one player ahead of Champions League test but still without Lautaro

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 08: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid is challenged by Yann Aurel Bisseck and Benjamin Pavard of Internazionale during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between Real Madrid C.F. and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 08, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Benjamin Pavard is back in training with Inter and will be available to face Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but the Nerazzurri are still expected to be without captain and leading goalscorer Lautaro Martinez. 

Pavard back for Feyenoord vs. Inter but still no Lautaro

Inter are hoping to bounce back from a disappointing Derby della Madonnina against rivals Milan, losing 3-1 in San Siro over the weekend, as they prepare to take on Feyenoord in Rotterdam in the Champions League at 20.00 GMT on Tuesday night. 

According to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio, centre-back Pavard was able to rejoin his teammates for the full training session on Monday.

The 30-year-old, who spent the 2025-26 season on loan with Marseille, had worked his way back into Chivu’s first-team plans before suffering an adductor injury in mid-October and has not featured since then. 

The Nerazzurri are still without a handful of key players heading into Tuesday’s game against Feyenoord, most notably captain Lautaro Martinez.

He has missed the last four league games with a hamstring injury, and with just two games to go before the next international break, it is becoming increasingly likely that he does not return until the end of November. 

John Stones and Luis Henrique are also expected to miss the Feyenoord match through injury.