If getting eradicated from the Champions League by the hands of lowly opposition wasn’t sufficient for Juventus, they’ve additionally been dealt a brand new harm blow, as Renato Veiga will likely be out of motion with a muscle harm.
The 21-year-old joined the Italian giants in January after sealing a mortgage swap from Chelsea. The newcomer arrived as a alternative for Gleison Bremer who’s out for the rest of the season with an ACL harm. Furthermore, he needed to instantly step up when Pierre Kalulu suffered a knock final month.
The Portuguese has confirmed to be as much as the duty, serving to Juventus register 4 wins in a row throughout all competitions after constructing a stable partnership with Federico Gatti.
However sadly for Veiga, he picked up a calf downside in Eindhoven which pressured him to go away the pitch initially of the primary half in final night time’s Champions League encounter in opposition to PSV. He ended up watching his new membership getting thrown out of the competitors because the Dutch champions went on to declare victory in extra-time.
Based on IlBianconero, the younger centre-back has picked up a muscle harm. He’s now anticipated to bear medical assessments on the J|Medical Centre within the coming hours.
However whereas we should await the outcomes earlier than predicting a timetable for his restoration, the supply is for certain Veiga will miss the membership’s subsequent two outings as a right away return to motion is unlikely after sustaining a muscle downside.
Therefore, Thiago Motta must do with out the Chelsea loanee for Sunday’s Serie A contest in Cagliari in addition to subsequent Wednesday’s Coppa Italia quarter-final conflict in opposition to Empoli which can happen on the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
Lloyd Kelly and Gatti are actually the solitary choices for the 2 centre-back roles.