Unsettling news from Italy – the details of G. Gineiitis’ knee injury become clear Sports

The 19-year-old Lithuanian, who suffered a knee injury in Torino’s training session last week, underwent detailed examinations after the swelling subsided.

“Tests showed damage to the posterior cruciate ligament,” the Italian club said.

“After consultation, it was decided to take cautious, conservative measures to treat the injury,” Torino representatives added.

This means that surgery will not be necessary, at least for now.

How much time G. Gineitis will have to spend without football – “Torino” does not predict.

“We will conduct new tests in the coming weeks while monitoring the situation,” the statement concluded.

The injury of the Lithuanian football talent is extremely untimely. Recently, the 19-year-old midfielder has won a competitive battle for a starting position at Torino, playing the full 90 minutes against Napoli (1-1) and Udinese (2-0), with the Torino team picking up 4 points. out of a possible 6.

G. Gineitis has already missed the “Serie A” clash with the “Monza” team that took place on Saturday. It was also won by Torino 1:0.

In this season, the Lithuanian appeared in the top Italian league a total of 14 times in 30 rounds. He played 4 times in the starting lineup and earned 2 yellow cards.

Torino is in 9th place in Serie A with 44 points. There are 8 rounds left until the end of the season.