The Azzurri doctor suspects that the Juventus defender could be suffering from yet another thigh strain, but maintains that he needs more time to give an accurate diagnosis.
Italy’s head doctor has revealed his worries regarding Giorgio Chiellini’s injury during the last group match against Ireland, and has suggested that the problem could be a thigh strain.
The defender pulled up all of a sudden during the decisive match against the Boys in Green, and was taken off the field and substituted immediately.
Professor Enrico Castellacci revealed that Chiellini has had problems with his thigh muscles in the recent past as well, and mentioned that the latest injury is another muscular problem with his left thigh.
The Azzurri medic stressed that he will need more time in order to get an accurate read on the problem faced by the Juventus-man, and suggested that the injury could be a thigh strain.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 doctor admitted that he is worried about the condition of the centre-back, but maintained that he will wait a few days before making a final statement about the problem.
Castellacci stressed that it is unfortunate that Chiellini had to suffer from another injury after having recovered his fitness recently, and admitted that the problem is a hold-up for the player.
However, the Azzurri medic went on to confirm that all the other players in the Italy squad are fit and healthy.
While talking to the press, Professor Castellacci said:
“Unfortunately he had a muscular problem in his left thigh, so a new muscular problem after previous issues. As you know, we cannot give an accurate diagnosis on these things immediately, so we must wait a few days. We are a little worried, yes. It’s a shame
as he had come back quickly from a thigh problem in the other leg, but felt this latest setback. The other players are all in good shape.”
A similar strain in the right leg also threatened Chiellini’s participation in Euro 2012 with Italy, but the Bianconeri defender recovered just in time to play the first three games.
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