Juventus defender Federico Gatti will likely be out for a number of weeks after struggling an damage in opposition to Genoa on Saturday.
The Italian was within the beginning lineup on Igor Tudor’s debut, forming up the three-man backline with Renato Veiga and Lloyd Kelly.
Nevertheless, his outing was minimize brief when he returned to cowl for Veiga who allowed Andrea Pinamonti to flee him. Gatti acquired himself forward of the Genoa striker who was heading goalwards, however he acquired himself kicked within the foot within the course of.
The Italy worldwide fell down in agony and needed to obtain therapy for a number of minutes earlier than attempting to shake it off and resume motion. However ultimately, he was unable to proceed, so he left his place on the pitch for Pierre Kalulu.
On Monday, Gatti paid a go to to the J|Medical Centre to bear the required scientific checks. The outcomes revealed a compound fracture within the fibula.
“Federico Gatti, who left the sphere through the first half of Juventus-Genoa following an damage to his left leg, underwent diagnostic checks on the J|Medical this Monday morning,” reads the assertion launched on the membership’s official web site.
“The checks revealed the presence of a compound fracture to the diaphysis of the fibula.”
As ordinary, the official word didn’t present an estimated interval relating to the participant’s restoration. Nevertheless, IlBianconero believes the centre-back might be out for round 30 days.
This will likely be a painful blow for Tudor, as this damage leaves him with solely three pure choices for the centre-back roles. That’s too few for a group that aspires to play with three on the again.
So it stays to be seen if the Croatian will, at one level, resort to improvised options, like dropping Manuel Locatelli to the backline, or entrusting Nicolo Savona with a deeper position.
