Pneumonia stops Sarri from traveling to Parma with Juve

Juventus manager, Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia and may not be in the dugout when they face Parma away on the opening day of the Serie A season.

Sarri has skipped training since taking ill with the club forced to conduct further medical tests

The club initially thought it was flu until the result revealed it was pneumonia.

Sarri returned to Serie A this summer after just one year in England with Chelsea, for whom he secured a third-placed finish and won the Europa League – his first trophy as a manager.

The former Napoli boss will be hoping to win his first Serie A title this season, having finished second to Juventus in his time at the San Paolo.