Rome May 29 (IANS) Capital football giants Roma announced that left-back Emerson Palmieri underwent left knee surgery on Monday morning.
The 23-year-old suffered an injury to the knee during Roma s 3-2 win over Genoa in the final match of the Serie A season.
Emerson underwent arthroscopic surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Roma posted on their website.
The surgery went as planned and the defender will now begin a rehabilitation programme.
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Roma left-back Emerson undergoes knee surgery
