The 11 of the Italian national team and player of the Juventus of Turin, Federico Chiesa, returned to the fields after an absence of more than 11 months due to a cruciate ligament injury suffered in January.
Despite Juventus’ 1-2 loss to PSG at the Allianz Stadium, Chiesa’s return was a real party for his teammates and the fans present in Torino, who celebrated almost like a goal when he jumped onto the field at minute 24′ of the match.
Although his entry from the bench was not transcendental for Juventus, who He ended up falling and will play the Europa League in January, the truth is that everyone had words of congratulations for Chiesa after his return.
One of them was Kylian Mbappé; The Frenchman approached Chiesa as soon as the end of the game was decreed and he merged into a warm hug with the Italian.
Chiesa played a friendly with the second team last Thursday and against PSG was his first call-up since he was injured at the beginning of the year.
On January 9, against Roma, Chiesa had to be substituted visibly sore and, the following day, the worst omens. The player underwent surgery on January 24 and his return was estimated at seven months.
However, the Italian star, one of the leaders of the European champion ‘azzurra’ in 2021 and a sensible loss for the coach, Roberto Mancini, in the playoff for the World Cup in Qatar 2022, had difficulties in his recovery process that delayed his return.
Now Chiesa will have to gain confidence to try to straighten the course of a Juventus that seems to have no bottom in the fall they are currently suffering, all this as a result of the more than 11 Casualties that are out due to injury. 2022