What Bremer’s knee injury means for Juventus: Missed games and potential replacements | OneFootball

Juventus have confirmed that Gleison Bremer requires surgery on a torn meniscus in his left knee, which leaves head coach Igor Tudor with a bit of reshuffling to do ahead of the return of Serie A action this weekend.

Juventus confirmed on Monday afternoon that Bremer had gone for a medical consultation in Lyon, that he had been diagnosed with a torn meniscus, and that he requires surgery to repair the damage. Initial reports suggest that he will be sidelined for at least a month.

Assuming that Bremer is out of action until the November international break, as predicted by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tudor will have to make alternative arrangements for games against Como, Real Madrid, Lazio, Sporting CP and the Derby della Mole against rivals Torino.

Upcoming Juventus fixtures

TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate Bremer during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Parma Calcio 1913 at on August 24, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

October 19: Como (a) – Serie A

October 22: Real Madrid (a) – Champions League

October 26: Lazio (a) – Serie A

October 29: Udinese (h) – Serie A

November 1: Cremonese (a) – Serie A

November 4: Sporting CP (a) – Champions League

November 8: Torino (h) – Serie A

November 22: Fiorentina (a) – Serie A

Who could replace Bremer for Juventus?

VILLARREAL, SPAIN – OCTOBER 01: Federico Gatti of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between Villarreal CF and Juventus at Estadio de la Ceramica on October 01, 2025 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

Bremer had already been left out of the starting line-up for the last two Juventus matches, which gives some indications as to how Tudor could deal with this enforced absence.

As things stand, Tudor has four senior centre-backs fit and available in Federico Gatti, Pierre Kalulu, Lloyd Kelly and Daniele Rugani.

Gatti is considered the like-for-like replacement for Bremer, and is likely to be the go-to option in the middle of Tudor’s back three. The injury to Bremer is also expected to bring an increased number of opportunities for Rugani, who has only featured for 97 minutes so far this season.

If Juventus are left particularly short on options, there is a possibility that Manuel Locatelli is deployed as part of the back three. Tudor also called up 21-year-old Next Gen centre-back Pedro Felipe for the recent 0-0 draw with Milan when Bremer was unavailable.