Recently, the injury report of 24-year-old Italian international Federico Chieza came out, showing that the player had a cruciate ligament injury to his left knee and will undergo surgery in the next few days. Last summer, Chiesa Jr. made a name for himself at the European Championship and was an important contributor to Italy's European Championship victory. In "Transfer Market", his value also soared to 70 million euros, alongside Inter midfielder Barrera as Italy's most expensive player.
Chiesa Jr. fell to the ground during a previous juventus match against Roma, against Smalling, and was later replaced when he could not hold out. Before the injury substitution, Chiesa Junior had just scored the equaliser goal when he attacked Dybala.
Chiesa Jr. has only recently returned to the field. In Juventus' match against Atalanta on October 28, Chiesa Jr. left the court early due to injury and lay in a hospital bed for more than a month before returning to the game. This injury is most likely to be reimbursed for the season.
If Chiesa Jr. is finally confirmed to miss all the remaining games of the season, it will be a huge blow to Juventus and the Italian national team. Juve are currently in a critical period of competition for four, the front line has been greatly reduced, and it is difficult to guarantee future results. Just on January 13, Juve will stage a national derby with Inter Milan in the Italian Super Cup. With the exception of Chiesa Jr., Cuadrado accumulated five yellow cards, De Ligt came on the pitch and dyed red, and all three main players will miss the game.
Juventus is a giant team after all, and in the case of reimbursement by Chiesa Jr., reinforcements should still be able to survive future games, but the Italian national team may not be. After winning the European Championship, Italy did not continue its previous good performance, and the World Preliminary Tournament play-offs are just around the corner. Italy will face North Macedonia, Portugal and Turkey in the group stage in March, after losing the offensive core, coupled with the continuous decline in the status of Bonucci and others, the European Championship champions may not be able to qualify for the World Cup. The final showdown in Group C of the no surprise play-offs will be Italy vs Portugal, and Chiesa Jr.'s injury tilts the balance of victory in favor of the Portuguese side, then Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be the biggest beneficiary.