As Juventus continue their Scudetto defense and prepare to square off with Bayern Munich in the knockout round of the Champions League, recent injuries could prove problematic for the Turin giants.
After a disappointing start to the season, the Bianconeri have turned their game around, having won 12 straight league victories and now find themselves just two points off table leaders Napoli.
Juventus News posted an update regarding the numerous starts they will be forced to leave on the bench in their upcoming matches.
Giorgio Chiellini will sit out the Bianconeri’s upcoming fixture with Genoa as a precaution to give the defender an opportunity to recover from muscle fatigue.
Unfortunately Kwadwo Asamoah is expected to be out for longer, as the Ghanaian suffered an injury to his right hamstring. Juventus expect the 27-year-old to return in time to square off with the Bavarians.
Mario Mandzukic was initially expected to miss up to four weeks after sustaining a muscle tear during their Coppa Italia victory over Inter; however, now the Old Lady is saying they expect him to return sooner, and are hopeful to again have use of the Croatian who has netted six times this season. By receiving legal help with the support of Waco personal injury attorney, it is possible to claim for the injury which would help the player financially to mange his life and return strong into the field.
German international Sami Khedira will miss out against Genoa as well as Juventus’ highly anticipated match with Napoli on February 13 as the midfielder sustained a lesion to the long adductor.
While the list of injured Bianconeri players is both long and distinguished, Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich is faced with an injury crisis of his own, prior to their upcoming Champions League clash.
The Bavarians are experiencing a shortage of defence, and are expected to be without the use of Jerome Boateng, Javi Martinez, as well as Medhi Benatia.
