Romelu Lukaku will play no part in Inter's Champions League showdown against Barcelona as he seeks to recover from a muscle injury.
Lukaku joined Inter from Manchester United over the summer transfer window and has gone on to make a positive start to life at San Siro.
The Belgium striker has netted three goals in his first six Serie A appearances to help Inter rack up six straight victories to occupy the top spot in Italy's top flight.
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But a quadricep injury that has been dogging him for over the past week appears finally to have caught up with him, causing him to start as a substitute in Inter's 3-1 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday.