DBasia.news – Juventus captain and formidable defender, Giorgio Chiellini, successfully underwent surgery on his right knee ligament.
Giorgio Chiellini suffered an injury in the training session against Napoli. As a result, the player must receive further treatment to determine the exact cause.
Apparently, Chiellini had suffered a ligament injury. Juventus took quick action by undergoing surgery on the 35-year-old player. The surgery was successfully carried out.
“Giorgio Chiellini underwent surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee this afternoon,” explained Juventus in a release given to the public.
“The surgery carried out at the Hochrum clinic in Innsbruck by Professor Christian Fink with the Juventus doctor, Dr. Tzouroudis, was a success,” Bianconeri continued.
Juventus also added, “The recovery time is expected to take around six months,” wrote Juventus.
As a result of the injury, Juventus had planned to bring one more defender in the 2019 summer transfer market. Reportedly, La Vecchia Signora is eyeing Bayern Munchen boss, Jerome Boateng.
However, the intention was canceled halfway. As a result, Juventus chose to keep Daniele Rugani, who was previously on the sale list.
In addition to being absent in defending Juventus, Giorgio Chiellini also could not appear with the Italian national team in the 2020 European Cup qualifiers. Gli Azzurri coach, Roberto Mancini, has appointed Francesco Acerbi as Chiellini’s replacement.
Chiellini’s absence for the next six months was a blessing for Matthijs de Ligt. That way, the Dutch national team defender has a greater chance to appear since the beginning of the fight. However, De Ligt must continue to improve as in the last appearance against Napoli, the player was considered to be unsatisfactory.