Udinese to feel Pinzi absence
Thursday, September 22, 2005
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The Udinese Calcio midfield player Giampiero Pinzi will sit out the Group C game at FC Barcelona after suffering a hamstring injury.
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Another setback
The 24-year-old had already missed the early stages of the season - including the third qualifying round win against Sporting Clube de Portugal - with a knee injury, although he featured as a substitute against Panathinaikos FC on Matchday 1. "I'm very sad to miss the game against Barcelona, but the season is long and I hope to have better luck in the future," he said.
Iaquinta absence
Meanwhile, Udinese will almost certainly be without Italian international Vincenzo Iaquinta at Camp Nou. The striker, who scored a hat-trick in the 3-0 home victory against Panathinaikos, is out of the squad after refusing to renew his contract which expires in 2007.