Juventus lose Rugani for 6 weeks and have two more doubts for Pisa

Juventus were the ones left celebrating after a massively important 2-1 victory over Roma in Serie A on Saturday evening, but Luciano Spalletti now has to deal with another defensive injury and also has two new doubts approaching next weekend’s clash against Pisa. 

Goals from Francisco Conceicao and Lois Oopenda were enough for the Bianconeri to hold on for the three points against Roma, who pulled one back through Tommaso Baldanzi 15 minutes before time. 

The victory, however, has come at the expense of centre-back Daniele Rugani, who is now facing a spell of up to six weeks on the treatment table according to reports from Sky Sport Italia on Sunday. 

“Following the muscular problem that he suffered during the match between Juventus and Roma, Daniele Rugani underwent medical tests at JMedical this morning,” a statement from Juventus read. 

“The examinations showed a medium-grade injury to the medial twin in his right leg. New checks will be carried out in 10 days to define the precise recovery time.” 

Rugani, who was reinstated to the first-team squad after a year out on loan with Ajax in 2024-25, already missed four weeks of action in November with a muscular injury. 

The Roma match was his first appearance since early November, appearing off the bench for the final half hour in place of Gleison Bremer, who himself has also only recently returned from injury. 

As things stand, Bremer, Pierre Kalulu and Lloyd Kelly are the only natural senior centre-back options for Spalletti’s 3-4-2-1, although Teun Koopmeiners has regularly filled in on the left of the back three in recent weeks.

Juventus have confirmed that Conceicao Weston McKennie also reported for medical check-ups on Sunday following Saturday’s victory over Roma.

The club have ruled out any serious injury fears, but it remains to be seen whether either will be fit enough to start against Pisa on December 27.

“Francisco Conceicao and Weston McKennie also underwent tests, which ruled out muscular injuries. Their conditions will be monitored on a day-by-day basis,” the statement read.