As if the scoreline, the whistles, and the character questions were not enough: Juventus face Monday morning with a fresh injury worry on top of everything else. Francisco Conceição came on in the second half as a substitute, took a blow to his left shoulder in a collision during the closing stages, and walked off at the final whistle in visible discomfort. The first assessment from within the Allianz Stadium pointed towards a possible dislocation — and Tuttosport’s report, published at 8:25am on Monday, confirms the worst-case scenario: if confirmed, he would be facing approximately one month on the sidelines.
JMedical Scans on Monday Morning — Awaiting Diagnosis
Conceição reported to J-Medical this morning for imaging to establish the precise nature and extent of the shoulder problem. The scans will determine whether the dislocation hypothesis is confirmed and what the recovery pathway looks like. Until those results are available, the one-month estimate remains provisional — but the fact that he left the pitch in clear discomfort, and that the first medical read pointed to dislocation, makes optimism difficult.
A one-month absence would keep him out until approximately the November international break — meaning he would miss the Rennes Europa League match on Wednesday, the Lecce and Genoa away fixtures in Serie A, the Napoli home match on 1 November, and potentially the matches through the November break. He would return in mid-November at the earliest.
The Wider Injury Context — A Squad Already Stretched
The timing and the squad arithmetic are punishing. Yıldız remains out until December with his fifth metatarsal surgery. Thuram’s knee chondroplasty keeps him sidelined until early 2027. Locatelli’s external meniscus suture means the Italian midfielder will not be seen until spring. Ekhator — whose return was expected in late October or early November — has not yet featured competitively.
The wide-forward position is now, practically speaking, a crisis point. Zhegrova is available in Serie A but not in Europa League due to UEFA list restrictions. Boga has only just returned to group training and is at the very early stages of match readiness. Conceição, who was the first choice from that position before the sequence of difficulties began, would now be out entirely. Spalletti would be left with Zhegrova for domestic games and Boga — potentially before she is truly ready — as the only backup option in Europe.
The Tuttosport match ratings published alongside this article give a further measure of Sunday’s collective implosion: Bremer described as “travolto” (swept away), McKennie as “l’uomo in meno” (the man who was least), González as “sballato” (off-balance), Çelik as a “mazzata” (a blow). Conceição’s injury is the final, unwanted chapter of a night Juventus will want to leave behind as quickly as possible — and cannot afford to repeat.
