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Lazio face defensive crisis Monday 28 January, 2008

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Lazio have received a serious blow with the news that key defender Lorenzo De Silvestri will be out for a month with a thigh injury.

The young star limped off in the weekend’s stalemate with Torino and a scan has revealed that the problem is relatively serious.

Rather than heavy bruising, De Silvestri has twisted the muscle and will require a long period of rest to relieve the strain.

De Silvestri’s absence could hardly have come at a worse time as the Aquile have just let unsettled stopper Guglielmo Stendardo leave for Juventus on loan.

It is now possible that new arrival Stefan Radu, who signed from Dinamo Bucharest earlier today, could be sent straight in for the Biancocelesti’s Coppa Italia clash against Fiorentina on Wednesday.

Delio Rossi now faces an anxious wait to see whether the paperwork for the Romanian’s transfer will be completed in time for the trip to the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

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