Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Fiorentina - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 2, 2024 Atalanta's Giorgio Scalvini walks off the pitch after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
(Reuters) - Italy defender Giorgio Scalvini will miss the upcoming European Championship after the centre back ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, Italian media reported on Sunday.
Scalvini suffered the injury playing for Atalanta on Sunday in their 3-2 home loss to Fiorentina. It was their postponed final game of the campaign, which was played a week after the 2023-24 Serie A season concluded for the other clubs.
