Romania striker Adrian Mutu suffered another setback on Tuesday when he dislocated an elbow while preparing for Wednesday's international friendly against Latvia.
The 29-year-old Fiorentina star is expected to be out of action for three weeks, forcing him out of the Viola's Serie A opener against Juventus as well as the second leg of their Champions League qualifier against Slavia Prague.
It completes a miserable few days for Mutu who was last week ordered by FIFA to pay Chelsea 17.17 million euros in compensation after testing positive for cocaine while at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea subsequently sacked the player for breach of contract.
Mutu announced on Monday he would fight the FIFA ruling, labelling it "unjust" and "inhumane".
Florin Costea will replace him in the Romania squad for Wednesday's encounter in Bucharest.
It completes a miserable few days for Mutu who was last week ordered by FIFA to pay Chelsea 17.17 million euros in compensation after testing positive for cocaine while at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea subsequently sacked the player for breach of contract.
Mutu announced on Monday he would fight the FIFA ruling, labelling it "unjust" and "inhumane".
Florin Costea will replace him in the Romania squad for Wednesday's encounter in Bucharest.
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