The 19th Century today takes stock of the many injured players at Genoa: Vitinha he is expected to stop for at least three or four weeks. No good news came from the MRI the Portuguese underwent: the injury to his flexors is there and will force him to stop at least until the beginning of November, with the hope of being able to have him back in time at least for the match against Como on the 7th November. The Portuguese had stopped during Tuesday’s training because he felt pain, it was immediately clear that the injury would not be of little importance.
A big problem for Gilardino, who still doesn’t know if he will be able to recover Frendrup, Messias, Badelj and Ekuban. For Frendrup in particular there are good feelings, the captain is also making progress while regarding Messias recovery is proceeding slower than expected. And the Brazilian still hasn’t returned to training with the group.
More will be known at the beginning of next week, when the national teams begin to return and we get to the heart of the preparation for Bologna. Meanwhile, transfer rumors are multiplying, with Balotelli possibly being more than a suggestion to replace the Portuguese, according to what the Genoese newspaper reveals.