The most difficult thing for Ancelotti | Relief
Bad news for him real Madrid what if it first confirmed Rudiger’s absence from the squad due to his strike against Getafe, in the warm-up he lost to Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian, who came out for the warm-up with the rest of his teammates, left before it was over because problem in the cervical region. There was complete confusion at the Bernabeu.
A few minutes after Vinicius left the field, the stadium’s public address system added relief when he announced eleven and called the white “7”. However, he then confirmed the refusal.
The chaos didn’t end there. If when Vinny He left the green and went to the locker room. Joselu was warming upso it looked like it would be the striker who would replace him after his brace in Getafe, when Real Madrid came out to play there was another surprise. Brahim became the chosen one after several three substitutions in the protocol: with Vinicius, with Joselu and with a man from Malaga who accompanied Rodrigo and Bellingham.
According to club sources, medicine was administered try to relax the affected area and reduce pain. Thus, the one from Rio remained on the bench, waiting to help his team in the second half. Actually, He began to feel better and warmed up after 58 minutes, although he finally returned to the bench.
While we wait to know the exact extent of the discomfort, this could be the Rio de Janeiro player’s third muscle injury this season. He suffered one defeat in the match with Celtain the third round of La Liga and after recovery relapsed during the national team break with Brazil. Both injuries occurred in the biceps femoris muscle. This is the 12th game he has missed this season due to the muscle ailment..
Just when it seemed that Ancelotti could count on his entire squad to be healthy, with the exception of those with long-term injuries (Courtois, Militao and Alaba), two significant losses occurred in one week. And the most worrying thing for the Italian is that after the derby we have Girona, and on Tuesday next week the Champions League against Leipzig.
Although he warmed up for a few minutes in the second half, Vinicius ultimately did not play a single minute of the match.
