It’s anxiety for Giorgio Scalvini. Less than ten minutes from the end of injury time between Atalanta and Fiorentina, the defender was chasing an opponent and suddenly stopped after feeling a twinge in his knee which caused him to twist. He left the pitch without the aid of a stretcher, but to reach the changing rooms (he didn’t even go from the bench), he needed the help of the Nerazzurri medical staff. The player, immediately after the match, went to hospital to undergo an MRI: some more details on his condition should be known shortly. For Spalletti, in Coverciano with the rest of the Azzurri, there is alarm. Gatti, who up to this point has trained in Turin, is expected in the Italian training camp.
The Mister’s concern
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At the end of the match Gasperini spoke about his player’s injury, making it clear that there are few chances of seeing him at the European Championship with Italy: “He went for an MRI immediately, let’s hope it’s not the worst thing that the cruciate would be, because it would take at least 6 months. If it were another type of injury much less, we will see the response. It’s part of the game of football, unfortunately. The dynamics aren’t the best. I’m very sorry because there were only a few minutes left, he could have gone to the European Championship. The only thing I can say, having overcome the disappointment, is that he is a young boy and we will get him back on his feet in the best way whatever the injury, because many players also go through these situations. It’s the first injury of his career, the first disappointment, life is also made up of these stops.”
