Bologna confirm Piccoli out for at least three weeks with fresh injury
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15-second readBologna confirmed Roberto Piccoli's injury, a femoral bicep lesion in his right thigh, will keep him out for around three weeks, according to Football Italia. Piccoli was injured during Bologna's 3-1 home loss to Inter on Saturday, hobbling off in the first half, and had played in all seven Serie A matches this season.
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Bologna confirmed Roberto Piccoli's injury, a femoral bicep lesion in his right thigh, will keep him out for around three weeks, according to Football Italia.
Piccoli was injured during Bologna's 3-1 home loss to Inter on Saturday, hobbling off in the first half, and had played in all seven Serie A matches this season.
The club is likely to replace him with Artem Dovbyk or Jay Enem for upcoming matches against Cagliari and Milan, as Bologna already faces other injury concerns with Emil Holm and Riccardo Orsolini out.
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Bologna have confirmed that striker Roberto Piccoli will be out of action for circa three weeks after his injury against Inter, adding to their current problems. The centre-forward hobbled off the field in the first half of their 3-1 Serie A home defeat to Inter at the Stadio Dall’Ara on Saturday evening. An official statement from the club website confirms that Piccoli has been diagnosed with a lesion to the femoral bicep in the right thigh. Their medical staff predict this type of injury will require at least three weeks to make a full recovery.
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