Albert Gudmundsson Returns to Lazio After Shoulder Injury With Iceland

Lazio are the latest Serie A club counting the cost of the international break after Albert Gudmundsson returned to the club with a shoulder injury picked up on duty with Iceland.

Gudmundsson leaves Iceland camp early

The forward was part of the Iceland squad for the current window and reported the shoulder problem during the national team's matches against Estonia and in the Nations League schedule. Gudmundsson has now returned to Lazio, where the club's medical staff will assess the extent of the damage and establish a return timeline.

For Lazio, the news is an unwelcome disruption to a forward line the club has carefully assembled. Gudmundsson arrived with a reputation as a versatile, creative attacker capable of operating across the front line, and any absence removes a key rotation piece from a squad facing a congested Serie A and European schedule once the extended three-week international window finally ends.

Serie A's growing injury list

Gudmundsson's withdrawal adds to an already long list of Italy-based players affected by this unusually long break. Nicolò Zaniolo has left the Italy camp with a muscle problem, while Italy coach Roberto Mancini is also without Federico Dimarco, Bryan Cristante and Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli — a reminder of how quickly national-team fixtures can thin a league's talent pool.

What comes next

The priority for Lazio is a clear diagnosis. Shoulder injuries can range from a short-term joint sprain, manageable with rest and rehabilitation, to a longer layoff if there is structural damage. The club have not yet put a timeframe on his return, and the medical picture should become clearer once the swelling settles and imaging is reviewed in Rome.

Lazio fans will hope the international break — so often a source of frustration for club coaches — has claimed only a fortnight of Gudmundsson's season. OneLightScore will update his expected return date as soon as the club confirm it.