Knee knocked out and season over: Juve and Italy lose the Church

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Juventus, and the national team, lose one of their protagonists. The instrumental tests carried out at J | Medical, after the injury suffered on Sunday in the Juventus victory against Roma, had the worst outcome for Federico Chiesa: injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee and the season over. In the next few days, the attacking winger will end up under the knife. A real tile for Massimiliano Allegri, who will not be able to count on the talent of Genoa in the second half of the season, and also for Italy coach Roberto Mancini, who is also trembling in view of the play-offs for access to the World Cup by Lorenzo Insigne. «Now everyone will tell you that I am with You, that you will come back stronger than before. I just tell you that now it depends on You. You have two paths, one I won’t even tell you, the other has already begun and involves hard work every day, as we said this summer, one cm at a time to become a better man and a better player. You already know where this path will take you. I wait for you », is the social message of Leonardo Bonucci, who invites his teammate in Juventus and in blue not to give up. “I know it’s a very painful moment, but I send you a lot of strength right now and I can’t wait to see you again on the pitch,” Paulo Dybala adds on social media.

Many messages of encouragement to the player, four goals and two assists in the 18 appearances collected this season, even from the opponents. “Federico come back soon, we are waiting for you on the pitch!” reads the official AC Milan Twitter account. “Good luck, we look forward to seeing you on the pitch for other great challenges!” Is the message written by Inter, who will not be able to face him on the pitch in tomorrow’s Super Cup. “Come on my friend”, the virtual embrace of Niccolò Zaniolo, who two years ago lived the same nightmare in a Roma-Juve played in the capital on that occasion as well. «Heartfelt thanks to everyone for the messages of support. See you soon, on the pitch ”, replies on Instagram Chiesa, while the moves to be made on the market are being evaluated in the Continassa area. At this point, the sale of Kulusevski is unlikely. –