A hard blow that comes at the worst time. Starting with Como on the AS Roma pitch this Monday in Serie A, Assane Diao was forced to leave his partners due to injury. Launched on a counter-attack following a Roman corner, the Senegalese striker covered almost 80 meters before unleashing a strike, finally blocked by Evan Ndicka. It was precisely on this gesture that the 20-year-old was injured, probably hit in the back of his right thigh.
Returning briefly to the pitch, Diao finally gave way in the 37th minute to Anastasios Douvikas. A premature exit which represents bad news for the team led by Cesc Fàbregas, but especially for Senegal, just a few days before the start of the African Cup of Nations. Called by the coach of the Lions of Teranga, Pape Thiaw, Assane Diao could see his participation in the competition called into question, pending the results of medical examinations.
