Soccer-Italy striker Kean ruled out of World Cup qualifiers

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Nations League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Germany v Italy - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - March 23, 2025 Italy's Moise Kean reacts after Germany's Jamal Musiala scores their second goal REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

(Reuters) -Italy manager Luciano Spalletti will have to plan for his side's opening World Cup qualifiers without Moise Kean after the striker left the squad's training camp due to a thigh injury on Thursday.

Kean has had the best season of his career, scoring 19 Serie A goals for Fiorentina having failed to find the net once at Juventus in the previous campaign.