Atalanta tile: there is injury for Isak Hien

Isak Hien knocked out for three weeks

It is raining cats and dogs at Atalanta. Just hours away from the Champions League playoff return match against Club Bruges, bad news came from the infirmary for Gian Piero Gasperini regarding the condition of Isak Hien, who è stopped during the finishing training.

The instrumental examinations to which the rocky Swedish defender underwent, in fact, showed a first-degree injury of the left long adductor muscle. The former Hellas Verona man is expected to remain in the pits for at least three weeks, thus missing the crucial Champions League return match against the Belgian outfit.

Hien could return to the field for the league match against Juventus, scheduled for March 9. However, should the Swedish center back not have fully recovered from his injury, his return could slip to the following week for the match against Simone Inzaghi's Inter Milan.

Ahead of the match against Bruges, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini, as announced by him in a press conference, will be able to rely again on Ademola Lookman, who has recovered from injury and could make an impact in the match in progress.

Hien will definitely skip Club Brugge tonight, but also Empoli, Venice and then try a lightning recovery for Juventus on March 9. As of today forò è he is more likely to return for Atalanta-Inter on March 16 than with the Bianconeri. But an attempt willà be made, although the chances are slim since the time frame is about 3 weeks.