AC Milan have suffered an injury blow after the club confirmed that midfielder Riccardo Saponara is set to undergo knee surgery.
The 22 year old Italian suffered a sprain in his left knee during a training match, and was immediately transported to the GaleazziOrthopaedic Institutein Milan.
“During the training session this morning, RiccardoSaponarasuffered asprainin his left knee,” a statement read on the official AC Milan website.
“The player was subsequentlytransportedGaleazziOrthopaedic Institutein Milan.
“Examinationsand a prognosis byspecialistProfessorHerbertSchonhubershoweda strainedlateral collateral ligamentand the presence ofaflapin thelateral meniscus.
“Tomorrow morningRiccardoSaponara, assisted by the doctors ofMilan, will undergoarthroscopic surgery.”
Saponara had been an unused substitute in the Rossoneri’s first two games of the season.