Inter says Maicon will head home to be operated on by Brazil national team physician Jose Luis Runco, and he’ll likely be out for at least a month.
Maicon has been bothered by the injury since last season.
Inter opens the season against Lecce on Aug. 28.
Ibrahimovic was hurt during a friendly with his hometown club Malmo in Sweden on Sunday and will likely miss just one match, Milan’s opener at Cagliari on Aug. 27.
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