Serie A champions Juventus have played down the extent of a knee injury suffered by Claudio Marchisio after the midfielder was sidelined by Italy medical staff who claimed his season was over.
Marchisio was ruled out of Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier away to Bulgaria after undergoing an MRI scan which revealed a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament injury. He was expected to be out for up to six months.
However the Juve midfielder could return to competition within a matter of weeks after Juventus announced the injury is not as bad as first thought. Marchisio will now rest and his condition is to be monitored on a day-to-day basis.
Source: AFP
