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Calamity Caceres sidelined by Cuadrado

Juventus defender Martin Caceres' run of bad luck has been compounded as a tackle from teammate Juan Cuadrado has likely ended his hopes of playing against Inter Milan this weekend. Caceres hit the headlines last month when he was suspended by the Italian champions for crashing his Ferrari in Turin. A police breathalyser test revealed…

Martin-CaceresJuventus defender Martin Caceres’ run of bad luck has been compounded as a tackle from teammate Juan Cuadrado has likely ended his hopes of playing against Inter Milan this weekend.

Caceres hit the headlines last month when he was suspended by the Italian champions for crashing his Ferrari in Turin. A police breathalyser test revealed he was over the legal limit.

He was expected to rejoin Massimiliano Allegri’s squad for the pick of the Serie A fixtures late on Sunday, but now the Juventus coach could be made to do without the Uruguayan defender.

Caceres was forced off 18 minutes into a World Cup qualifier between Uruguay and Colombia on Tuesday after being on the wrong end of a tackle from Colombian forward Cuadrado, who is on loan at Juventus from Chelsea.

Uruguay had the last laugh, winning 3-0 in Montevideo, but Caceres’ return to the Juventus squad may have to wait.

He was expected to undergo scans in Turin on Wednesday, and the 28-year-old will be praying for good news.

Injury brought a premature end to his season last March, before Juventus went on to claim a league and Cup double and reached the final of the Champions League.

Caceres recovered, only to miss the opening games of Juve’s campaign with a muscle problem.

Inter Milan sit second in Serie A, two points behind leaders Fiorentina, with Juventus 10 points behind La Viola following a poor start to the defence of their title.

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