Argentine Gonzalo Higuaín, Juventus Turin forward, retired from training this Thursday at the Juventino sports center in La Continassa with muscle discomfort in the right leg, but the medical examinations performed below excluded serious injuries.
“During the training session this Thursday, Gonzalo Higuaín suffered muscle discomfort in the posterior area of his right thigh. Examinations at J Medical have excluded injuries. His conditions will be controlled in the coming days “Juve reported on his Twitter account.
Higuaín was working out with his teammates with his eyes set on the resumption of the competition, which for Juventus could occur with the second leg of the Italian Cup against Milan, his former team, on June 12, 13 or 14 next , depending on the approval of the Italian Government.
The “Pipita”, 32, noticed some discomfort in one thigh and immediately stopped the exercises to avoid aggravating his conditions.
The former madridista will try to rest and recover in time for the appointment against Milan in the Italian Cup, in which Juventus will seek to make good the 1-1 of the first leg in San Siro and seal the ticket for the final.
If “Pipita” did not recover, (Maurizio) Sarri, Juventus coach, would be left alone with the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Argentine Paulo Dybala as forwards for the crossing with Milan.
The Serie A League has asked the Italian Government for the possibility of organizing the two semifinals (Juventus-Milan and Naples-Inter Milan) from June 12 to play the final on the 17th of the same month at the Olympic stadium in Rome .