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Atalanta have another name to add to their lengthy injury list, as young Italy defender Giorgio Scalvini is set for another few weeks on the sidelines with his latest set-back.
According to reports from various outlets, including La Gazzetta dello Sport, Scalvini ahs reported pain in his thigh and has been diagnosed with an injury to his bicep femoris muscles in his left leg.
The current estimation is that he will require another three weeks to recover from his latest setback.
The last two seasons have not been kind to the 21-year-old centre-back. He suffered a heartbreaking cruciate ligament injury on the final day of the 2023-24 season, which ruled him out of EURO 2024, as well as the first half of the 2024-25 campaign.
Just over a month after making his return midway through the 2024-25 season, Scalvini suffered an injury to his shoulder, which later required surgery and kept him out for the remainder of the season. He made just six appearances in Serie A all told last season.
The injury issues have not let up in 2025-26 either. Scalvini started Atalanta’s first three league matches of the season, but then missed the next three with an adductor injury. He is now set to miss matches against Slavia Prague, Cremonese, Milan, Udinese, Marseille and possibly Sassuolo as well as a result of his latest injury.
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