Report Rovella accepts he will need surgery and 6 weeks out | OneFootball

Lazio and Italy international midfielder Nicolò Rovella had tried desperately to avoid surgery for a recurring sports hernia issue, but it’s reported he will now go under the knife.

The matter has been dragging on for months, even from last season, and the player resisted proposals from the Lazio medical staff to undergo and operation and resolve it once and for all.

He insisted on focusing his attention on conservative treatment starting on September 21, but the results have been poor and ineffective.

Rovella cannot resist operation any longer

epa11976821 Germany’s midfielder Jamal Musiala (R) and Italy’s midfielder Nicolo Rovella struggle for the ball during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 20 March 2025. EPA-EFE/Daniel Dal Zennaro

After trying to intensify training work over the last few days, the pain increased again.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Rovella has now accepted there is only one way to get back on the field, and that is a surgical intervention.

The player is expected to have the operation next week and after that he can have a better idea of the recovery timetable.

Rovella is not expected back in action until 2026, as generally this requires six weeks out.

ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 26: Toma Basic of SS Lazio celebrates a opening goal with his team mates during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus FC at Stadio Olimpico on October 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

It would be the second surgery to resolve a sports hernia in the Lazio squad, after Mattia Zaccagni used the summer to get his situation resolved in June.

This also means Lazio could make another change to their Serie A squad list of 25 players.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was cut out to make way for Toma Basic in September, and he could return in place of Rovella during this recovery until January.