Mikel Oyarzabal He leaves the concentration of the Spanish team after the injury suffered in Thursday’s match against Serbia. The striker of the Royal Society suffers a severe sprain to his left ankle and will return to San Sebastian to begin your recovery process. This was reported by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in a statement after being evaluated by medical services.
“Mikel Oyarzabal suffers a serious sprain in his left ankle and leaves the concentration of the Spanish national team. After undergoing an MRI scan this Friday, the international’s injury was confirmed and he will return from Belgrade to San Sebastian accompanied by the RFEF medical services,” comments the official RFEF press release. Federation.
“The striker, injured in the final stretch of the match that Spain played this Thursday against Serbia, He will not be replaced and Luis de la Fuente will have 24 players for this Sunday’s match in Geneva against Switzerland (8:45 p.m.), corresponding to the second day of the UEFA Nations League group stage,” the press release concludes.
In a collision with the goalkeeper Majorca Rajkovic, Oyarzabal His ankle was very painful and from the first moment, we knew that it was not just any accident. In fact, after the match, two of his teammates made it clear that the injury could be serious: “It doesn’t look good,” Zubimendi admitted. “I was in a lot of pain, I had ice on my foot, the symptoms are not good, but we have to wait and see what the tests say,” Ayoze added.
“He has a very serious ankle sprain, we will see how he evolves,” Luis de la Fuente said at a press conference after the match. The Real Sociedad player has undergone medical tests to determine the extent of the injury and it has finally been announced that he will have to return to San Sebastian to begin his recovery.
Oyarzabal will not play against Switzerland
The Basque player will not play against Switzerland next Sunday and his team suffers a significant defeat before the next matches where it has not had an easy start either.
Oyarzabal entered the field in the second half, more precisely in the 56th minute for Ayoze Perez. The Real Sociedad footballer tried everything against Serbia, but neither he nor any of his teammates had any luck in front of goal. The team remained at zero after being proclaimed European champions just under two months ago.
