Inter Milan are facing a defense crisis after key defender Nicolas Burdisso joined the team's long injury list. Burdisso injured his calf in Sunday's Super Coppa triumph, and Italian reports suggested that the Argentine could take some time to recover. Burdisso is almost certain to miss Inter's Serie A opener at Sampdoria next Sunday. Jose Mourinho's team are already hit by the injuries of Marco Materazzi, Ivan Cordoba, Walter Samuel and Christian Chivu.