Torino defender Buongiorno avoids surgery | OneFootball

Torino have confirmed that Alessandro Buongiorno will not require surgery for a shoulder injury, as there were fears he would be out for three months.

The defender dislocated his shoulder and damaged ligaments during the final minutes of Friday’s Serie A victory away to Cagliari.

It was a worry for the medical staff, who warned that an operation would mean he could be on the treatment table for as long as three months.

This evening the club released a statement assuring that after specialist consultation with Professor Giovanni Di Giacomo in Rome, it was decided that Buongiorno will not need to go under the knife.

He will continue conservative treatment for the next few weeks and then see if there is improvement.

It is still a problem for the Granata, who will be without their star centre-back for a month.

Buongiorno is 24 years old and has recently broken into the Italy squad with two senior caps.

Milan over the January transfer window, but Torino refused to even consider a sale.