Overview
- He stopped training with thigh pain on December 24, with initial reports citing a quadriceps issue and imaging scheduled for December 26.
- Corriere dello Sport reports the scans showed a second-degree lesion to the left biceps femoris, projecting roughly a four-week absence.
- The outlet lists Genoa, Atalanta, Lecce, Sassuolo and a Torino doubleheader, plus Stuttgart in Europe, as matches he is expected to miss, with a potential return targeted for January 25 against Milan.
- Gian Piero Gasperini is preparing to shift Paulo Dybala into a trequartista role alongside Soulé, with Dovbyk favored to lead the line and Baldanzi in the mix, while Ferguson is considered unlikely after recent criticism and a likely Brighton return.
- The injury complicates a contract crossroads, as Pellegrini will be free to sign a pre-contract elsewhere in six days.