Italy, De Rossi suffers meniscus injury: the situation

After Marco Verratti and Andrea Belotti, Italy may also not be able to count on Daniele De Rossi in the upcoming World Cup qualifier matches. The Roma captain is suffering from inflammation at his meniscus, a condition he's been battling for years- he'll need to rest for four to five days. Now it will be up to the Italian national team and De Rossi himself to decide if he'll stay with the rest of the group- should he leave the Azzurri's retreat, he would be replaced by Inter midfielder Gagliardini.