Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain is expected to be fit to play against Tottenham in the Champions League next month despite suffering an ankle sprain in Serie<\/p>\n
A action at the weekend.<\/p>\n
Higuain was substituted in the 15th minute of Sunday\u2019s Turin derby, which the defending champions won 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Alex Sandro.<\/p>\n
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But the Argentine\u2019s injury is not as serious as first thought with the 30-year-old posting on Instagram Monday that he will be back \u201cvery soon\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be back soon to celebrate with the team and with all of you,\u201d wrote Higuain, who has scored 24 times this season including twice in Juventus\u2019 2-2, first-leg<\/p>\n
draw with Tottenham last Tuesday.<\/p>\n
There had been fears the ankle injury would force him to miss the return game at Wembley on March 7.<\/p>\n
But winger Ferderico Bernardeschi\u2019s knee injury is believed to be more serious and he could miss the match in London.<\/p>\n
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The Italian\u2019s knee was reported to be badly swollen on Monday and he will undergo further tests in midweek.<\/p>\n
Juventus — second in the league table and one point behind Napoli — already have a long injury list with Mario Mandzukic, Blaise Matuidi and Juan Cuadrado<\/p>\n
recovering, but there was good news with Argentine Paulo Dybala making his comeback from a hamstring injury in the second half against Torino.<\/p>\n
Juventus play three games before they travel to London — two Serie A matches against Atalanta and Lazio and an Italian Cup semi-final, second leg against<\/p>\n
Atalanta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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