Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon and midfielder Mauro Camoranesi will miss their country’s World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro, the national team said Tuesday.
The Juventus pair were ruled out of the October 11 and 15 games with muscle problems after undergoing medicals in Florence, where the national team are training.
Coach Marcello Lippi’s selection for the two games has already been hampered by injuries to the likes of Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso, Andrea Pirlo and Vincenzo Iaquinta.
The defending champions top Group Eight after winning their first two qualifiers against Cyprus and Georgia.
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