Empoli, hand operation for Alberto Grassi

Alberto Grassi gets surgery

After the narrow loss to Torino, more bad news arrives for Empoli from the infirmary. During the challenge with the granata, in fact, the captain of the Tuscans Alberto Grassi suffered a fracture in his left hand, which forced him to undergo surgery today.

"Empoli Football Club announces that footballer Alberto Grassi è underwent reduction and synthesis surgery for a fracture of the fourth metacarpal of his left hand. The surgery, performed by Dr. Matteo Guzzini at the Ars Medica Treatment Center in Rome in the presence of the Azzurri Health Manager Luca Gatteschi, è was perfectly successful and the athlete will begin in the coming days the rehabilitation process for the resumption of competitive activity" this is the medical report issued by Empoli.

The recovery time would not be established with certainty, but D'Aversa’s hope would be to be able to count on the player already for the next league match against Como, scheduled for Saturday, March 29 after the national team break.

The salvation challenge with Como, in addition, represents a huge chance for Empoli to try to get out of the huge moment of difficulty it is going through, since a league victory has been missing since last December 8 (4-1 against Verona).