Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner limped off during a Switzerland game with a muscular injury.

The right-back lasted only 18 minutes in tonight’s friendly against Austria.

Initial reports from the Swiss Federation are that he was substituted “as a precautionary measure following a thigh problem.”

It remains to be seen whether he will be passed fit to play against Milan this weekend.

Lichtsteiner only just made his comeback after a month out following heart surgery.

Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner limped off during a Switzerland game with a muscular injury.

The right-back lasted only 18 minutes in tonight’s friendly against Austria.

Initial reports from the Swiss Federation are that he was substituted “as a precautionary measure following a thigh problem.”

It remains to be seen whether he will be passed fit to play against Milan this weekend.

Lichtsteiner only just made his comeback after a month out following heart surgery.

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