Juventus’ Champions League match vs. Villarreal on Tuesday couldn’t have started better, with Dusan Vlahovic netting the opener only 32 seconds into the game. Little did Juve manager Max Allegri know that it would be all downhill from there for his team. Dani Parejo would take advantage of Juventus sleepwalking through the match to level things in the 65th minute, and late on, Juvenuts saw American midfielder Weston McKennie exit due to an apparent injury.
Following a challenge from Pervis Estupinan in the 81st minute, McKennie rolled his ankle and had to receive treatment from the medical team. He was taken off immediately after and was unable to put weight on the ankle, being replaced by Denis Zakaria in the lineup.
It’s unclear how serious the ailment is, but it could be a big loss in the center of the park as McKennie has been the engine of the Juventus midfield.
During the match, McKennie had created three chances but was seeing less of the ball than he is used to with only 39 touches due to an impressive defensive shift from Villarreal. He had four recoveries and got off one shot that was off target. But both for Juventus and the United States men’s national team, any time missed by McKennie would be a concern.
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