Lazio confirm Ciani injury

Lazio defender Michael Ciani has a second degree thigh strain, while Stefano Mauri and Bruno Pereirinha also miss Juventus.

Lazio defender Michael Ciani has a second degree thigh strain, while Stefano Mauri and Bruno Pereirinha also miss Juventus.

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Ciani had been due to start, but pulled up during a training session this week and tests confirmed a second degree lesion to the thigh muscle.

“In around a week we will perform more tests. It’s a muscular problem, so we can only roll our sleeves up and get working,” explained Lazio chief medic Bianchini. “We can only set the recovery time day by day.

“Mauri is ok and next week will resume training with the rest of the squad, while Pereirinha has a small first degree lesion to the adductor muscle and should be ready in two to three weeks.”