Finland port city of Turku welcomed two injured Euro 2020 football championship players for treatment. The two players who got injured undergone surgery over the past week.
The Italian and AS Roma defender Leonardo Spinazzola was stretchered off in the 78th minute of Italy’s 2-1 win over Belgium at the Allianz Arena. He pulled up after sprinting down the pitch and is now reportedly set to face months on the sidelines. He ruptured his left Achilles tendon during the game.
According to Yle, Spinazzola arrived in Finland on Saturday and the operation was performed by orthopaedic surgeon Lasse Lempainen at Mehiläinen’s sports injury clinic in Turku on Monday.
“The surgery went as planned and I am satisfied with the result. In the operating theatre, AS Roma’s Chief Doctor Massimo Manara supervised the operation,” Lempainen stated in a Mehiläinen press release.
On Sunday, Roma’s new manager Jose Mourinho stated;
“We all feel sorry about the loss of our Spinazzola for a few months but that’s football and we have to be ready to start [pre-season training] next week,”
When France and FC Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembélé got injured on 19 June during Group F match between Hungary and France he also underwent surgery at the Turku facility.
“The player suffered a complete tear of the tendon of his right proximal hamstring around the knee area. FC Barcelona’s doctor Jordi Puigdellívol observed the operation, and we are very happy with the result,” Lempainen said.
Dembélé now faces a four-month rehabilitation period, which will be planned by Lempainen and FC Barcelona’s medical team.
“The idea is that we’ll keep a close eye on his recovery together. The goal of the rehabilitation is to improve Dembélé’s level and performance even further. Another important goal is to prevent similar injuries from happening in the future,” Lempainen said.
