Ramsey could miss World Cup qualifiers due to injury
Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey could miss next month’s World Cup qualifying games after his club Juventus said he had sustained a thigh injury in their Serie A opener last weekend.
The 30-year-old played 59 minutes in Sunday’s league game at Udinese before getting injured and being substituted in the match that ended in a 2-2 draw.
Wales coach Rob Page named Ramsey in his 27-man squad for their upcoming triple-header – a friendly against Finland on September 1, followed by World Cup qualifiers against Belarus (September 5) and Estonia (September 8).
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“Due to a muscular problem reported at the end of the match played against Udinese, Aaron Ramsey underwent diagnostic tests… which revealed a low-grade injury to the adductor major muscle of the right thigh,” Juventus said in a statement https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/medical-update-on-aaron-ramsey.
“In 10 days he will undergo new exams in order to precisely define his recovery time.”
Juventus, who finished runners-up to Serie A champions Inter Milan last season, will host Empoli on Saturday.