Chukwuemeka Undergoes Knee Surgery Early in His Breakthrough Season at Chelsea 

Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea - London Stadium, London, Britain - August 20, 2023 Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka celebrates scoring their first goal with Levi Colwill. (Reuters)
Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea - London Stadium, London, Britain - August 20, 2023 Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka celebrates scoring their first goal with Levi Colwill. (Reuters)
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Chukwuemeka Undergoes Knee Surgery Early in His Breakthrough Season at Chelsea 

Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea - London Stadium, London, Britain - August 20, 2023 Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka celebrates scoring their first goal with Levi Colwill. (Reuters)
Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea - London Stadium, London, Britain - August 20, 2023 Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka celebrates scoring their first goal with Levi Colwill. (Reuters)

Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has undergone surgery on a left knee injury he sustained in the loss to West Ham in the Premier League, the club said Tuesday.

Chelsea didn't put a timeframe on the likely return of the 19-year-old Chukwuemeka, who has just broken into the team a year after joining from Aston Villa.

Chukwuemeka started against Liverpool on the opening weekend and scored a goal — his first for Chelsea — in the first half at West Ham before going off injured in the 45th minute.



AC Milan Back to Winning Ways with Slender Victory over Struggling Verona

AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders (14) celebrates a goal during an Italian Serie A soccer match against Verona Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Verona, Italy. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders (14) celebrates a goal during an Italian Serie A soccer match against Verona Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Verona, Italy. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
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AC Milan Back to Winning Ways with Slender Victory over Struggling Verona

AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders (14) celebrates a goal during an Italian Serie A soccer match against Verona Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Verona, Italy. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders (14) celebrates a goal during an Italian Serie A soccer match against Verona Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Verona, Italy. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)

Tijjani Reijnders got the only goal and Milan got a much-needed three points in a 1-0 win away at lowly Verona in Serie A on Friday.
The Dutch striker finished superbly after a Youssouf Fofana pass opened the Verona defense early in the second half, The Associated Press reported.
The win was Milan’s eighth consecutive league win against Verona and got it back to winning ways after losing to Atalanta and drawing with Genova.
It should ease some pressure on under-fire coach Paulo Fonseca. His side was up to seventh place in Serie A.
Verona sat a point above the relegation zone.