Quagliarella undergoes surgery

Juventus have announced on their website that striker Fabio Quagliarella has successfully undergone surgery on his fractured cheekbone.

The former Napoli and Udinese attacker sustained the facial injury in Sunday’s 1-0 Serie A win over Lecce, forcing him from the pitch just 23 minutes into the first half.

It has not been announced how long Quagliarella will be out of action for following the surgery, but the forward will have to rest for at least the next seven days.

“Fabio Quagliarella has undergone surgery after sustaining a fractured cheekbone in Sunday’s victory over Lecce. The operation lasted 20 minutes and was supervised by Dr Libero Tubino at the Fornaca clinic in Turin,” a statement on the site read.

“The 28-year-old is set to be discharged Tuesday and has been ordered to rest for a week. On his return to action, the striker must avoid contact to the affected area for a certain period, before stepping up his workload with the use of a carbon fibre protective mask.”

After scoring nine goals in 17 Serie A matches last campaign, Quagliarella has found the net just once in nine league games in 2011/12 and has slipped behind Alessandro Matri and Mirko Vucinic in the pecking order.