Juve lose Rugani, Asamoah for 45 days


Football - Soccer - Lazio v Juventus - Italian Serie A - Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy - 27/08/16. Juventus' Kwadwo Asamoah against Lazio Marco Parolo . REUTERS/Max Rossi

(Reuters) - Juventus defender Daniele Rugani and midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah are expected to be out of action for more than seven weeks after suffering right knee injuries in the 1-0 win over Palermo on Saturday.

Scans revealed that Ghanaian Asamoah had ruptured his meniscus cartilage, while Rugani strained his lateral collateral ligament, the club said in a statement on Sunday.

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