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Gennaro Gattuso has been ruled out of Italy’s World Cup opener against Ghana with a thigh injury.

The Milan midfielder has suffered an injury to the quadriceps on his right thigh and will be out of action for up to two weeks which means he will not be fit for the USA encounter on June 17 and a major doubt for the game against the Czech Republic on June 22.

“Gattuso will be out for one or two games,” Azzurri team doctor Enrico Castellacci said.

Gattuso joins defender Gianluca Zambrotta on the sidelines for the Ghana game.

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