Sassuolo: blow for Volpato, medium-grade injury. When he will return and how many matches he will miss

The muscle injury suffered by the Australian winger of Italian origin immediately looked serious, and tests carried out today confirmed a moderate-grade injury to the flexor muscle in his right leg, the second level on a three-point scale. That will inevitably keep him out for at least a month, likely a month and a half.

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio announce that, following the injury sustained in Sunday's 6 September Bologna-Sassuolo match, player Cristian Volpato, after undergoing the necessary tests, has been diagnosed with a moderate-grade flexor injury to his right leg. The forward has already begun his rehabilitation programme.

This lay-off will certainly rule Volpato out of the match against Juventus on Sunday 13 September at 20:45, as well as the following game against Monza on Friday the 18th at 20:45.

After that comes the international break, when it will become clear how much he can speed up his recovery, if at all. If he is out for a month, he would return close to the match against AC Milan scheduled for 11 October at 18:00. If it takes longer, with a 5/6-week recovery process, then the matches against Como and Lazio will also hang in the balance.