Claudio Marchisio Injury: Updates on Juventus Star's Thigh and Return

Italian champions Juventus are set to be without midfielder Claudio Marchisio for the start of the new Serie A season after the 29-year-old picked up a thigh injury.  

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Marchisio Out For Udinese, Roma 

Tuesday, August 18

Juve relayed the extent of Marchisio's injury on Tuesday, indicating that the Italy international would be sidelined for almost three weeks: "Claudio Marchisio will be sidelined for approximately 20 days after medical examinations revealed a first-grade proximal myotendinous junction tear in his right rectus femoris muscle. The midfielder missed out on training today and will now commence his rehabilitation programme."

The new Serie A season gets under way for the Old Lady on Sunday with a home clash against Udinese. But most significantly, Marchisio also looks set to miss an away trip to Roma on August 30, per Serie A expert James Horncastle:

As indicated by Horncastle, Sami Khedira is also set to be absent for the start of the new season, while striker Alvaro Morata is also a potential absentee for the Roma clash.

Marchisio's injury is the latest blow for Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri, and the defending champions will have to start the new Serie A season without a handful of their key players.