Juventus loses midfielders Pereyra and Asamoah to injury
Posted October 26, 2015 7:00 am
TURIN, Italy (AP) - Juventus midfielder Roberto Pereyra will be sidelined for more than a month with a muscular problem, and teammate Kwadwo Asamoah has had another injury setback.
Pereyra went off in the 37th minute of Juventus' 2-0 win over Atalanta after pulling up clutching his hamstring and the team says tests "revealed a second-grade tear" in his right thigh.
Juventus says the Argentina midfielder will be out for about 40 days.
Asamoah - who replaced Pereyra on Sunday - will likely return to action in 20 days following "a first-grade tear" in his left thigh.
Asamoah missed most of last season with knee problems and had only made one appearance this season prior to Sunday's win.
Juventus headcoach Massimiliano Allegri waits for the start of the Champions League, group D soccer match between Juventus and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)
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