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Gobbi to sit out Steaua decider

ACF Fiorentina will take on FC Steaua Bucureşti for a spot in the UEFA Cup on 10 December without Massimo Gobbi as the midfield player needs a month to recover from surgery on a fractured cheekbone.

Massimo Gobbi is out until 2009
Massimo Gobbi is out until 2009 ©Getty Images

ACF Fiorentina will take on FC Steaua Bucureşti for a spot in the UEFA Cup on 10 December without Massimo Gobbi as the midfield player needs a month to recover from surgery on a fractured cheekbone.

Operation
The 28-year-old was injured in training on Saturday and went under the knife today. Gobbi will therefore be unable to add to his three UEFA Champions League appearances this term in the Romanian capital, where the Viola need to avoid defeat to pip Steaua to third place in Group F and a berth in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

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