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By FRANCO PANIZO
Sebastian Giovinco will have to wait for another chance to help Italy in its quest to qualify for the 2016 Euro Cup.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Monday that Giovinco has had to withdraw from Italy’s training camp because of the adductor injury that forced him to come out of Toronto FC’s game this weekend. As a result, Giovinco will miss out on a chance to play for Italy in a pair of upcoming Euro Cup qualifiers against Malta and Bulgaria.
Giovinco, 28, was hindered heavily by the injury in Toronto’s 2-1 home win over the Montreal Impact on Saturday and was forced to come out of the game in the 51st minute. The MLS MVP candidate still traveled to Italy afterwards to be diagnosed by the Azzurri’s doctors, but was deemed not healthy enough to play.
While there is no exact timetable for Giovinco’s recovery, the fact that he cannot play for Italy should mean that he is unavailable for Toronto FC’s Saturday visit to the Seattle Sounders.
Giovinco is enjoying an incredible first year in MLS, scoring 17 goals and adding 13 assists. His nation is currently on course to qualify for next year’s European tournament, as the Italians sit second in Group H with an undefeated record of 3-0-3.
What do you think about Giovinco having to pull out of Italy’s squad because of an injury? Were you eagerly looking forward to seeing him back in action for the Azzurri? Worried he might miss several weeks for Toronto FC?
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His ink is pretty terrible. ..
This tattoo collection is par excellence. This is why we should all have our bizarre, fleeting ideas memorialized in permanent ink on our flesh, even if we can’t afford to have them performed by a drunken monkey on a jetski like SG apparently did.
u mad bro? we talking about….. tattoos??…..
Yes. Because how else would we remember the random yellow smiley faces we hold most dear…?
Why does it appear to have a condom on its head? And why is it being hit by a tennis racquet?
I almost laughed myself into a coma. I did blow coffee into my keyboard, thank you very much. I’m going to curse you with every sticky key later, I feel sure….