Juventus Suffer Major Injury Blow Ahead Of Inter Milan Clash – Brazilian Midfielder Possibly Out | OneFootball

Juventus have suffered another injury blow ahead of Sunday’s heavyweight Serie A clash against Inter Milan as Douglas Luiz picked up a muscle problem on Tuesday.

According to Sky Sport, as reported by FCInterNews, the Brazil midfielder suffered another injury setback in warm-up for the Champions League encounter against Stuttgart.

The record-time Italian champions went to great lengths to lure Douglas Luiz away from Aston Villa in the summer.

In addition to pouring €50 million into Villa’s bank accounts, Juventus sent two more talented youngsters in the opposite direction.

Cristiano Giuntoli used Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior as counterparts to sweeten the agreement.

However, the move hasn’t panned out as expected.

Douglas Luiz arrived in Turin with an injury, hoping to regain full fitness before the opening Serie A weekend.

Instead, the 26-year-old continues to struggle with a lack of match fitness and recurring issues.

Juventus Suffer Major Injury Blow Ahead of Inter Milan Clash As Douglas Luiz Picks Up Muscular Problem

Douglas Luiz was supposed to be part of Thiago Motta’s starting line-up against Stuttgart in midweek Champions League action.

But the ex-Villa star injured himself during the warm-up, handing the new Bianconeri boss another headache.

Nicolas Gonzalez, Teun Koopmeiners, Gleison Bremer, and Arkadiusz Milik were already out.

Therefore, the crisis in Turin is becoming complicated ahead of Sunday’s Derby d’Italia at Giuseppe Meazza.

Unfortunately for Simone Inzaghi, Inter are in a similar situation.

Indeed, his side lost two vital first-team stars against Roma last weekend.

Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi joined Tajon Buchanan and Kristjan Asllani on the sidelines.

Early prognoses suggest both players will be unavailable for selection this weekend.

However, Inter have recently welcomed Nicolo Barella back from a lengthy spell in the treatment room.

On top of that, Piotr Zielinski is almost back to full fitness after sustaining a hamstring problem on international duty.