Rocchi to miss three weeks with thigh injury

Rome, Italy – Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi is expected to miss the next three weeks due to a thigh injury.

Rocchi sustained the problem in Sunday's 3-2 defeat at Genoa and will miss Serie A games with Cesena, Palermo and Fiorentina as well as both legs in the second round of the Europa League against Atletico Madrid.

The 34-year-old has tallied five goals in 11 league matches this season for Lazio, which sits in fourth place in the league, six points back of leaders Juventus.