Virtus Bologna, Alessandro Pajola out for the season after meniscus surgery

Bad news for Virtus Bologna: Alessandro Pajola will be unavailable for the remainder of the season.

The club announced that the player underwent selective external meniscectomy surgery for a flap tear of the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus in his right knee.

Pajola has already started specific treatment, with recovery time estimated at around 8-10 weeks.

It is a major blow for Virtus ahead of the final stretch of the playoffs, forcing the team to reshape its rotations without one of its defensive leaders.