Castrovilli to have another knee operation | OneFootball

Lazio and Italy midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli will be forced to have a new operation on his left knee, confirmed club medics.

The former Fiorentina man has barely set foot on the pitch since that initial devastating injury in 2022.

That was not just a normal anterior cruciate ligament lesion, as he also damaged the collateral medial ligament and the external meniscus at the same time.

Castrovilli injury nightmare

FLORENCE, ITALY – MAY 14: Gaetano Castrovilli of ACF Fiorentina gestures during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Artemio Franchi on May 14, 2023 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Just as he seemed ready to make a full recovery, problems were discovered during a medical test for a potential transfer to AFC Bournemouth in August 2023.

That required yet another surgical intervention that kept him out for six months, after which he ran down his Viola contract and joined Lazio as a free agent.

This latest setback would seem to be less serious, but a statement warns he will have keyhole surgery over the next few days to correct a medial meniscus issue in the left knee.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport and CittaCeleste, Castrovilli will be out for at least a month.