PREVIEW-Soccer-Juve and Roma hit by injury blows in cramped schedule

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group C - AS Roma v Real Betis - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - October 6, 2022 AS Roma's Paulo Dybala reacts REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

(Reuters) - Injuries continue to mount in Serie A as Juventus forward Angel Di Maria and AS Roma striker Paulo Dybala became the latest big-name players to be ruled out as clubs battle with a packed fixture schedule.

Like other European leagues, Serie A has had to condense its schedule with the Italian top flight set to shut down for the Qatar World Cup, which begins on Nov. 20, and AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli said muscle injuries had risen by 20% because of the extra pressure.