(CNN) — Newly appointed Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia and is more likely to miss the Serie A winners opening game of the year.
Juventus affirmed his condition was serious although the Italian suffered from the flu.
Sarri was Juventus instruction centre on Monday however, his illness meant hed no part in the surgeries of the day.
Unfortunately he couldnt run the practice on the area due to the persistent fluthat struck him on the span of the past week, a club statement said on Monday. At the late day he underwent additional tests that confirmed hes pneumonia, for which specific treatment was prescribed.
Sarri reportedly received treatment before the preseason tune-up against the clubs youth group last Wednesday. His condition didnt improve and he was not able to attend to the win.
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In June, Sarri confessed to smoking 60 cigarettes per day. I do not especially feel the need to smoke during games, he told Football Italia. But directly afterwards it is in fact necessary.
Juventus, pursuing a consecutive domestic league title, kicks off its campaign in Parma on Saturday but might be without its manager who replaced fellow Italian Max Allegri.
Sarri returned to Italy in which he led Chelsea to third in the Premier League and raised the Europa League after defeating Arsenal 4-1 in Baku.
In which he managed in 2018 having accepted his Napoli into second at the 32, despite the debut season in England, Sarri was enticed back into his homeland. Blues midfielder Frank Lampard replaced in Stamford Bridge him.
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