TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Juventus ahead Federico Chiesa would require surgery on a torn ligament harm picked up in his facet’s win over AS Roma, the Serie A facet confirmed on Monday.

Chiesa, considered one of Juve’s standout performers this season, limped off on the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, an exhilarating match his facet went on to win 4-3, earlier than arriving on crutches on the membership’s coaching floor for additional exams the next morning.

The outcomes dealt Juve a major blow as they appear to show their season round, and can doubtless deprive Italy of a frontline ahead for his or her World Cup playoff in March.

Chiesa will “require surgery within the coming days” on an anterior cruciate ligament harm, his membership stated.

Juventus sit fifth within the Serie A standings, 11 factors behind leaders Inter Milan, having performed one recreation extra.

(Reporting by Peter Hall; Editing by Christian Radnedge)