It almost seems like a curse for Serie A, but in reality it is for any competition. Because in the last week there have been three cruciate ligament ruptures, from Alessandro Circati of Parma to Gleison Bremer of Juventus, ending with Duvan Zapata of Torino. Lesion involving the meniscus, it is at least 7 months, probably more with an adequate assessment of the risk of having another relapse. So the Granata lose their main center forward in the best season in recent years – at least for the start – and will probably have to focus on the free agent market.
The situation seems to be spreading more and more like wildfire. In August it was the turn of Nicolò Cambiaghi, who had just been bought by Bologna for eleven million euros. Or Saba Sazonov, in September, from Empoli. And then Scalvini, Scamacca, Ferguson a few months earlier, Kowalski, Florenzi and Ilkhan. It remains to be seen whether the problem is caused by the many matches – with increasingly important stresses. – or by the speed of a football that is increasingly based on physicality. What seems certain is that there is too much gambling and the risks continue to increase exponentially.
On the other hand, also Rodri and Carvajal, two of the most important candidates for the Ballon d’Orthey will remain out for many months. Evidently there are some small problems, the signs are now too many to ignore.