Scans revealed that Ghanaian Asamoah had ruptured his meniscus cartilage, while Rugani strained his lateral collateral ligament, the club said in a statement on Sunday.

Asamoah and Rugani will miss at least nine matches, including Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.

Juventus are top of Serie A with 15 points after the first six games of the season, one point ahead of second-placed Napoli.

(Reporting by Marianna Ciabach-Malinowska in Gdynia, editing by Nick Mulvenney)

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