Antonio Conte says Inter cannot use injuries as an excuse as they aim to finish the year top of Serie A.
Inter are winless in three games across all competitions, crashing out of the Champions League and being leapfrogged by champions Juventus in the table.
Alexis Sanchez, Stefano Sensi, Nicolo Barella, Roberto Gagliardini, Antonio Candreva and Kwadwo Asamoah are all expected to miss Saturday s home game against Genoa.
Conte indicated he will give players every chance to recover in time for the match but he is not going to gamble on players fitness ahead of the mid-season break.
There is still a [training] session to go. We will not take risks, he told reporters on Friday. We have Brozo [Marcelo Brozovic] and Lautaro [Martinez] suspended too.
We are short on players but will give our all. We will not use this as an excuse. We will give everything we have, I am sure. The fans will play their part too against Genoa.
I was worried about the situation in the past. We have had lots of players out and it has not been easy. I have had to always rely on the same players. I could not rotate my squad. But let us get to the break and then we will see.
