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Giorgio Chiellini has been ruled out for around six months after undergoing surgery on a torn knee ligament, Juventus have confirmed.
Centre-back Chiellini, 35, sustained the injury during a training session last Friday, with new signing Matthijs de Ligt replacing him in the Juventus lineup in their 4-3 win over Napoli last weekend.
“Giorgio Chiellini underwent surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee,” Juventus said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini will have surgery for a torn right ACL he suffered during training on Friday, the club has announced.
No timetable has been given for a return to action for the 35-year-old defender whose contract expires next summer.
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“During today’s training, the captain reported distortion of his right knee and a lesion of the anterior cruciate ligament,” Juventus said in a statement.
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Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has torn a muscle in his left knee, the club announced on Monday.
Chiellini, 33, lasted just 11 minutes in Juve’s 1-0 home loss to Napoli in the two sides’ top-of-the-table clash in Turin on Sunday.
Tests performed the following day confirmed a tear of the biceps femoris muscle in his knee.
Chiellini has already begun therapy but no other details were provided by the club regarding the length of recovery.
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