Juve's Chiellini out for six months after knee op

ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus' talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and will be out until at least February Giorgio Chiellini has been ruled out for around six months after undergoing surgery on a torn knee ligament, Juventus have confirmed. Centre-back Chiellini, 35, sustained the injury during a training session last Friday, with new signing Matthijs de Ligt replacing him in the Juventus lineup in their 4-3 win over Napoli last weekend. "Giorgio Chiellini underwent surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee," Juventus said in a statement on Tuesday. - Clubs in big five leagues...

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