Emery confirms Ruggeri injury blow for Italy and Aston Villa

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has confirmed that Matteo Ruggeri will be unavailable for ‘more than one month’ with a hamstring injury, which means that he is expected to miss out on Roberto Mancini’s next Italy national team squad.

Ruggeri out for ‘more than one month’, Emery confirms The former Atalanta wing-back suffered an injury to his hamstring during Aston Villa’s 2-2 draw against Michael Kayode’s Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Emery confirmed during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday ahead of Aston Villa’s Champions League match against Fenerbahce that Ruggeri will be sidelined for several weeks, ‘more than one month’.