Pirlo dropped out of the lineup for more than a month © EuroFootball.com

Andrea Pirlo will not be able to play for about six weeks due to a knee injury.

The footballer got injured in the middle of December, but was supposed to return to the field for Saturday's match against "Parma". However, after undergoing tests following training, it was revealed that the ligaments in his knee were damaged.

Pirlo will miss not only both Champions League round of 16 matches against London's "Tottenham", but also the "Serie A" matches against "Napoli", "Juventus", "Palermo", and possibly the derby against "Inter".