Juventus's Alex Sandro suffers thigh strain

The Brazilian wing-back was forced off during the Bianconeri's Supercoppa Italiana defeat by AC Milan and could reportedly face around three weeks on the sidelines.

Juventus wing-back Alex Sandro suffered a thigh strain in his side's Supercoppa Italiana defeat by AC Milan, his club have confirmed.

The Brazilian had to be replaced by Patrice Evra after 33 minutes in Doha on Friday, in a match which the Rossoneri won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

He becomes Juve's latest defender to be ruled out through injury - Leonardo Bonucci and Dani Alves are also out, while Andrea Barzagli has only recently returned to selection contention after spending six weeks on the sidelines.

The Italian champions have not released a timescale for Alex Sandro's return but reports in Italy suggest that he could miss up to three weeks of action.