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Juventus defender Merih Demiral will be sidelined for six to seven months after undergoing a successful surgery to repair his injured knee.
The Bianconeri reported the news on Tuesday. The Turkey international traveled to Austria for the surgery, which was described as "perfectly successful." The doctor who performed the surgery, Christian Fink, performed a similar procedure on Giorgio Chiellini's knee earlier this season.
Demiral injured his left knee during the 2-1 win over AS Roma on Sunday. He scored the openeru2015his first for the clubu2015early in the match, but had to come off inside the first 20 minutes after landing awkwardly:
The 21-year-old was in the midst of a breakout spell for the Serie A champions.