Iaquinta out for a month
Tuesday 20 July, 2010
Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta has suffered yet another injury setback and will be out for a month.
The Italy international was due to return to pre-season training yesterday after a post-World Cup break.
However, it came to the medical staff’s attention that the pain Iaquinta was feeling in his left hamstring after Italy’s final group match against Slovakia in South Africa has actually gotten worse.
It’s been an injury-ravaged 12 months for the 30-year-old former Udinese hitman.
Iaquinta had an operation to repair the meniscus in his left knee last season, a routine surgical procedure, but it grew infected and ruled him out for much of the campaign.
He ended up making just 15 appearances in Serie A and Juventus felt his absence immensely.
It remains to be seen whether Iaquinta’s injury problems prompt the Bianconeri to accelerate their search for a new centre-forward.
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