Seydou Keita hopes “it isn’t a serious injury. I’ll be back soon and stronger” for Roma and Mali.
The midfielder limped off just 30 minutes into today’s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Ethiopia.
He was suffering from a calf problem and will need further tests to ascertain the extent of the damage.
“Thank you for all your messages of encouragement,” he wrote on Twitter.
Seydou Keita hopes “it isn’t a serious injury. I’ll be back soon and stronger” for Roma and Mali.
The midfielder limped off just 30 minutes into today’s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Ethiopia.
He was suffering from a calf problem and will need further tests to ascertain the extent of the damage.
“Thank you for all your messages of encouragement,” he wrote on Twitter.
“I hope it is not a serious injury. I’ll be back soon and stronger.”
It would be a heavy blow for Roma to lose him as well, as Daniele De Rossi, Kevin Strootman, Leandro Castan and Davide Astori are already sidelined.
Kostas Manolas will have to sit out a two-match Serie A ban following his red card against Juventus.