Dusan Vlahovic has suffered a serious injury, confirmed by examinations carried out, which revealed a "high-grade lesion in the musculo-tendinous junction of the left adductor."
The club announced that further consultations will be needed to determine the most appropriate therapy. The striker must choose between surgery or treatment, a decision that will be made based on medical advice.
Recovery time varies depending on the treatment, but in any case, around 3-4 months of absence are expected. This puts the rest of the season at risk for the player.
Spalletti confirmed the injury after the match and admitted that the situation significantly complicates Juventus's moment.
Spalletti will now have to replace Vlahovic. Officially, there is no shortage of alternatives. Because Juve does not have another pure center forward, but there are two strikers like Jonathan David and Openda, who, however, in Serie A so far have been lacking in terms of goals: one goal for the Canadian, none for the Belgian. With so many games available, they will have their space. But the possibility that Yildiz, if not even Conceicao, could be activated as a false 8 is not ruled out.
If the ban is two months, the absence will be long and the Serbian striker will miss over fifteen matches. The championship does not stop at Christmas and on the contrary the activity will be very extensive. So, if that is the case, Vlahovic will not play at least ten Serie A matches, at least one Coppa Italia and two Champions League matches. Consequently, it remains to be seen whether the Bianconeri will decide, in January, to intervene in the market and buy another striker.