Juventus's Chiellini out for 20 days with torn muscle

ByReuters

Published 09/02/2016 at 18:34 GMT

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini is expected to be out for around 20 days with a torn muscle in his right leg, the Serie A club said on Tuesday.

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Chiellini joins an injury list that already includes midfielder Sami Khedira and defender Martin Caceres (nL8N15K2FO) and will miss Saturday's top-of-the-table clash with leaders Napoli.

The 31-year-old was forced off in the 77th minute of their 2-0 win over Frosinone on Sunday and the club said in a statement on their website (www.juventus.com) that he was set to spend around three weeks on the sidelines.

A 20-day absence would rule the Italy international out of the first leg of Juventus's Champions League last 16 clash with Bayern Munich on Feb. 23.

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