Danish striker Isaksen become fourth Lazio player to undergo groin surgery within a year

Svend Bertil Frandsen

Published 2 hours ago

Italian Serie A club Lazio has confirmed that Gustav Isaksen has undergone surgery today to resolve a long-standing groin inflammation. It's unknown how long he will be ruled out for. Gustav Isaksen has become the fourth Lazio player to undergo groin surgery in less than a year, as the club is planning to make drastic changes in the medical department.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] has released the following statement on their website: [b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isaksen-gustav/d0vohCHH/"]Isaksen[/a] player will immediately begin a rehabilitation program following the protocol established by the *Biancocelesti* medical staff, to enable his return to competitive action within the scheduled timeframe".[/b][/p][p]Isaksen also withdrew from the Danish national team camp in May, where Denmark was scheduled to play friendly matches against DR Congo and Ukraine.[/p][embed guid="2ec27fb8-f576-433c-88de-517f5ad928c5" url="https://x.com/eurofootcom/status/2033505054091837519" social-type="twitter" /][p]Lazio has appointed a new head coach since the end of last season; Maurizio Sarri has been replaced by Gennaro Gattuso.[/p][p]Isaksen is under contract with Lazio until the summer of 2028. The 24-year-old Dane has played 95 matches in Serie A so far.[/p]

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