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Tottenham's Vicario to undergo hernia surgery next week, set for a month on sidelines

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Published 6 months ago

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will undergo ⁠hernia surgery next week, Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur ‌said on Friday, adding that the ‌procedure could sideline the ‌29-year-old Italian international for a month.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vicario-guglielmo/0fdL3XXa/"]Vicario[/a] ‌has appeared in every league ‌game for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] this season, as they sit one point ‌above the bottom three ⁠in ‌the standings.[/p][p][b]"The minor procedure... has been ​timed to have as minimal an impact on ​our season as possible,"[/b] said Spurs, who will go into ⁠a three-week ​international break after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nottingham-UsushcZr/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=n5KMyNNi"]Sunday's league game[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham Forest[/a].[/p][embed guid="88dd7f17-13aa-4940-96e4-69214b2bcdd4" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2035011227840045558" social-type="twitter" /][p]Vicario was not included in Italy's squad ‌for Thursday's World Cup play-off against Northern Ireland. He last appeared for Italy in a 2-0 win over Moldova in November.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donnarumma-gianluigi/WScbdXmL/"]Gianluigi Donnarumma[/a] was the Italy keeper in a 4-1 loss to Norway three ‌days later that forced ​the team into the play-offs ‌while Norway qualified for the World Cup.[/p][p][b]"It is hoped that he (Vicario) could return to action within the next ⁠month,"[/b] Spurs ⁠added.[/p]

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