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Barzagli blow

Italian international Andrea Barzagli has been sidelined for a month.

Italian international Andrea Barzagli has been sidelined for a month.

The Palermo defender picked up a muscle injury during their defeat at Lazio on Sunday.

The 23-year is now expected to be out for four weeks, which will be a blow to Italian coach Marcello Lippi.

The Azzurri chief had hoped to use Barzagli in their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Moldova, but he will now have to look elsewhere.