Roma midfielder Florenzi suffers torn knee ligament

ByReuters

Published 27/10/2016 at 07:27 GMT

AS Roma and Italy midfielder Alessandro Florenzi is likely to be sidelined for several months after his club said on Thursday that he had torn a ligament in his left knee.

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Roma, second in Serie A, said in a statement that the 25-year-old had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Wednesday's 3-1 Serie A win at Sassuolo.

The Italy international will undergo surgery later on Thursday, the club said.

Florenzi has won 24 caps for Italy and started in four of their five games at Euro 2016 when they reached the quarter-finals.

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