Juventus confirm Giorgio Chiellini’s calf injury is “not serious,” but he remains at risk against Chievo and Barcelona.
The centre-back pulled out of international duty ahead of World Cup qualifiers with Spain and Israel.
Now tests have showed the trauma to the right calf muscle is “not serious, but necessitates further monitoring over the next few days.
“He remains in doubt to participate in the next Serie A (Chievo) and Champions League (Barcelona) matches.”
Juventus confirm Giorgio Chiellini’s calf injury is “not serious,” but he remains at risk against Chievo and Barcelona.
The centre-back pulled out of international duty ahead of World Cup qualifiers with Spain and Israel.
Now tests have showed the trauma to the right calf muscle is “not serious, but necessitates further monitoring over the next few days.
“He remains in doubt to participate in the next Serie A (Chievo) and Champions League (Barcelona) matches.”
The Bianconeri face Barcelona in the Champions League on September 12.
Chiellini has a long history of calf problems, suffering injuries that ruled him out of the Euro 2012 Final, the 2015 Champions League Final, 2016 clash with Bayern Munich and World Cup qualifier with Macedonia.