Roma's Daniele De Rossi out 'about 4 weeks' with calf strain

If only Daniele De Rossi's calves were as strong as his loyalty to AS Roma.

On Friday, Roma announced that De Rossi will be out for "about four weeks" due to a calf strain, as the Italian midfielder suffered a Grade-1 lesion to the soleus muscle in his left leg.

De Rossi, 32, has tallied one goal and one assist while starting in 18 of Roma's Serie A fixtures this season. He also ranks 10th in the league in pass success percentage at 88.4 percent.