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Brozovic suffers broken toe
Inter Milano have announced that midfielder Marcelo Brozovic has suffered a broken toe.
The 24-year-old, who was substituted in the second half of his side's 1-0 Serie A loss to Juventus on Sunday, was sent for scans after complaining of pain in his right foot.
X-rays have confirmed that he has sustained a fracture and he will likely be forced into a spell on the sidelines.
Initial reports in Italy suggest he will certainly miss Inter's next 2 matches against Empoli and Bologna, while he is a doubt for the clash with AS Roma at Meazza on 26 February.
Brozovic has contributed 5 goals and four assists in 20 appearances in all competitions this season, having initially struggled for playing time under former head coach Frank de Boer.
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Heart condition sidelines Gnoukouri
Udinese midfielder Assane Gnoukouri will be out for at least 3 months after medical tests identified a problem with his heart.
The 20-year-old only joined the club on loan from Inter last month in a bid to gain more first-team experience after playing only a bit-part role in Milano.
Gnoukouri is yet to even play a single minute for Udinese and will now have to wait for at least 3 months before potentially making his debut.
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Juventus without trio for Napoli semi-finals
Juventus will be without Medhi Benatia, Claudio Marchisio and Stefano Sturaro for their Coppa Italia semi-finals against Napoli.
The Italian champions named a 21-man squad that did not include the trio ahead of Tuesday's first leg in Turin.
Marchisio misses out due to bruising in his right knee picked up during the 2-0 home win over Empoli in Serie A last time out.
Sturaro (abdomen) misses out after also starting the match against Empoli, while defender Benatia (gastroenteritis) was an unused substitute.
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Sarri thrilled to be honoured as Serie A's best coach
Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri joked that he has finally experienced the joy of beating Massimiliano Allegri after he was named Serie A's best coach for 2015-2016.
The 58-year-old was awarded the Panchina d'Oro on Monday in recognition of his first season in charge of Napoli, in which he steered the club to a second place finish in the top flight and the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Sarri claimed the prize - which is voted for by Serie A coaches - ahead of Juventus coach Allegri, who won last year, and Sassuolo's Eusebio Di Francesco.
The former Empoli coach was proud of his achievement and welcomed the opportunity to celebrate beating Allegri to a trophy.
"It's very satisfying because the jury is made up of coaches", he told Tuttomercatoweb.
"Obviously, in your career you want points, not prizes."
"But it's personally very gratifying and for once I finished above Max !"
"I didn't expect it - generally, this award is given to whoever wins the league."
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Pinilla given 5-game ban for slapping referee
Genoa forward Mauricio Pinilla has been banned for 5 games after striking referee Claudio Gavillucci during his team's 5-0 Serie A defeat to Atalanta on Sunday, the league's disciplinary commission has announced.
Pinilla - who is on loan at Genoa from Atalanta - was dismissed for 2 bookings in quick succession on the hour with his side trailing 2-0 to goals by Andrea Conti and Alejandro Gomez at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
The Chile international received his first yellow card for a rash challenge on Atalanta goalkeeper Etrit Berisha and subsequently remonstrated with the match official.
Gavillucci duly booked Pinilla for a second time to dismiss the attacker, who reacted angrily and had to be restrained by his team-mates before leaving the pitch.
A statement from Serie A's disciplinary body said Pinilla used insulting language against the referee, as well as showing an offensive gesture, before striking the official.
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