Roma's Gervinho celebrates after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Roma and Lazio at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (Alessandro Di Meo/ANSA via AP)Alessandro Di Meo/Associated Press

Gervinho Injury: Updates on Roma Star's Thigh and Return

Timothy RappNov 19, 2015

Gervinho suffered a thigh injury in Ivory Coast's match against Liberia on Nov. 17 and has yet to return to action. However, he is closing in on full fitness.

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Latest on Gervinho's Availability

Friday, Dec. 4

Roma boss Rudi Garcia confirmed that "Gervinho is healed" ahead of Saturday's match with Torino, per Football Italia.

Latest on Gervinho's Training Status

Monday, Nov. 30

Roma TV (h/t Football Italia) reported Gervinho trained Monday after going through a "personalised recovery plan."

Gervinho's Recovery Timeline Revealed

Thursday, Nov. 19

Roma announced that Gervinho suffered a thigh strain during international duty and is expected to be sidelined for three weeks.

Gervinho Vital to Roma Attack

Gervinho is one of Roma's most important attackers. He's notched six goals and an assist in 10 Serie A appearances and has added a goal and an assist in three Champions League matches. His 7.58 average match rating from WhoScored.com is the best at the club.

Roma is just three points behind Inter Milan on the Serie A table, so getting Gervinho back will be vital to keeping pace with the league leaders. The club will now need to lean even more heavily on attackers Mohamed Salah and Edin Dzeko while the lively and speedy Gervinho is sidelined.