Juve lose Iaquinta for a month

Juve lose Iaquinta for a month


Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta has been ruled out for around a month with a thigh injury, the Turin giants have confirmed.

The 30-year-old has felt a pain in his left leg since Italy's last 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ match and, underwent tests when he reported back to the club following the summer holidays.

The tests revealed the presence of a muscular lesion, which has not yet healed on the femoral biceps of the left thigh.

Juve are confident Iaquinta will be back in time for the start of the Serie A season, which kicks off on 29 August.

Juventus's 2009/10 campaign was blighted by injuries, and Iaquinta himself was sidelined for six months following knee surgery on the same leg in October.