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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