Juventus’ saviour is out! Federico Chiesa’s season is almost certainly over after Juventus announced the Italy forward suffered a left knee ligament injury during his team’s thrilling win over Roma.Although Juve scored a fantastic win against Jose Mourinho’s team, they paid a hefty price in losing a player who was always there to get them off the hook and score goals out of nowhere.Horrible news for Italy/Juventus & Federico Chiesa.He tore his ACL against AS Roma, confirmed in a club statement. His season looks over. pic.twitter.com/rzjS8Qb1dm— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) January 10, 2022 Chiesa limped off the Stadio Olimpico pitch in the first half of Sunday’s match, won 4-3 by Juve, and the club said in a statement the 24-year-old would require surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament.Juve did not say how long Chiesa would be out, but ACL injuries require months of recovery time, and Italian media have pronounced his season over. That means he will also miss Italy’s bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup via the playoffs, which begins against North Macedonia in late March.Thursday, 20.00: (1.85) Napoli (3.60) Fiorentina (4.30)His absence will be a big blow to Italy coach Roberto Mancini as he was one of the stars of the Azzurri’s triumph at Euro 2020 last summer.Chiesa, who had just returned to action after weeks on the sidelines with a muscle injury, has scored four times for Juve this season in all competitions.He felt a “blunt trauma sprain” in his knee, Juventus said in a statement.”It will be necessary for the player to undergo surgery in the next few days.”Wishing you the quickest of recoveries, @federicochiesa 💪🇮🇹⚽️#ForzaFede pic.twitter.com/dfPIKUQvnO— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) January 10, 2022 Veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci wrote a touching post on Instagram, offering his support to the injured teammate.”Everyone will say that they are with you, that you will come back stronger than before. I only tell you that it’s only up to you. You can take two different paths. I won’t mention one, but the second has already begun and is made of hard work. As we said this summer, one centimetre at a time, to become a better man and a better footballer. You already know where this path will take you. I am waiting for you.”
