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JUVENTUS defender Leonardo Bonucci has avoided serious injury after falling awkwardly in Italy's 4-1 defeat to Germany last night.
Leonardo Bonucci is stretchered off the pitch for Italy
The centre back was left bamboozled by a back heel from Mario Gotze into the path of Julian Draxler and fell on his knee.
The 28-year-old was taken off on a stretcher and revealed after the match that he "heard a crack".
But his club have confirmed the defender had not suffered a major injury and is expected to return to training soon.
The statement read: "After sustaining an injury in Tuesday's international friendly match between Italy and Germany, Leonardo Bonucci underwent medical tests to ascertain the extent of the damage. These ruled out any muscle tears.
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"The defender will now rest up for three days before easing back into the team's training schedule."
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