Cremonese get Dessers, Okereke injury boost

Struggling Italian Serie A side, Cremonese, have been handed a major boost after Nigerian duo David Okereke and Cyriel Dessers return to training ahead of their matchday 24 clash against Torino today, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Both forwards have been sidelined for a few days due to injuries.

While Dessers has been out due to a thigh injury and missed out on the entirety of Cremonese’s 3-0 defeat to Napoli at the Diego Maradona Stadium last weekend, Okereke suffered a tear in his abductor’s muscle during the encounter and was substituted.

Davide Ballardini has however been handed a major boost as both players trained with the team and could be available for selection ahead of their Monday night’s clash in Turin.

“Penultimate training session at the “Giovanni Arvedi” Training Centre for Cremonese before their departure for Turin.

“This morning the “grigiorossi” underwent the following programme: physical warm-up in the gym, technical warm-up with trolleys on the pitch, group exercises on crosses and conclusions towards the net, final match with backs. Dessers and Okereke, having finished warming up with the group, underwent separate training; Chiriches underwent personalised work in the gym. Training tomorrow at 11:00.” reads the club’s statement.

Dessers, who has three goals and one assist in 18 league games, has suffered four separate injuries so far this season. The Nigerian picked up his first injury this season against Salernitana in November 2022 and has since struggled to stay fit.

Meanwhile, Okereke’s injury against Napoli last weekend was his first this season.

The duo will be looking forward to travelling with the team to Turin by Monday afternoon for their tie against The Bull.