Roma defender Bruno Peres has been ruled out of Roma’s crucial Champions League group stage match with Chelsea
Peres was withdrawn with 20 minutes of the clash against Roberto Donadoni’s men on Saturday and underwent tests to determine the severity of the injury on Monday
Results came back that the tear was not too serious, however, the Brazilian will be out of action for two weeks.
A brief statement on Roma’s website read: “On Monday morning Bruno Peres underwent medical examinations which revealed evidence of a Grade I muscular tear in the right thigh. He has already begun the recovery process.
Chelsea have not had the best of luck with injuries over the last couple of weeks, but The Italian giants are coming to an end with their fitness crisis.
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater just made returned from a calf strain that had ruled him out for nearly seven weeks, while his former N’Golo Kante could well feature against the Giallorossi after recovering from a hamstring problem.
The game at the Stadio Olimpico will likely come too soon for full-back Victor Moses, who like Kante has been struggling with a hamstring injury.
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