Alexia Putellas will not focus this Monday with the women’s team The Barcelona player is out for both matches Spain, against South Korea And France. A triceps surae injury, confirmed this Saturday, thanks to a medical report provided by the club, led to the absence of the player for the two friendly matches that the world champion will play. In this way, none of the three captains will be there, since Irene Paredes and Jenni Hermoso were not called up due to a technical decision. The Catalan’s place will be occupied by Fiamma Benítez.
Alexia Putellas will be out for some time with a triceps surae injury in her right leg. The estimated duration of absence is around three or four weeks, so he will not be able to be with the national team in the concentration which begins on Monday. The club announced it on its social networks on Saturday, after the last training before facing the Side Adéje Tenerife in the League F.
The Spanish team will thus concentrate without any of its three captains participating in the event. Alexia fell following an injury, while Jenni Hermoso And Irene Paredes They did it by technical decision. Montse Tomé decided to leave them aside in search of a “balance of coexistence” that would allow them to fight for titles again, even if to do so she would do without two of the best players in the world at their side. job.
From now on, the coach will not be able to count on the double winner of the Ballon d’Or Alexia had found continuity in the Barça team and, also, in the national team, after the crucial break that left her without. European Cup In 2022. The footballer had already regained the form that earned her the title of best player in the world in 2021 and 2022, but she is now falling due to a muscle injury.
Alexia Putellas, absent due to injury
It is good to remember that Alexia Putellas, after the Crusaders break, It took a long time to get back to what it was. Once recovered, he went to the 2023 World Cup to win it with Spain, almost without having played for Barça before. We haven’t seen her best version there and last year she had knee problems that led to her having surgery. arthroscopy.
From there, Alexia He was returning to his pre-cross fracture form, reaching his best version at the start of the season. However, he will now have to stop again. The player was injured again and will not be able to participate in the last two matches of Spain in 2024. We will have to wait until at least next year to see her with the Spanish team.
In place of Mollet del Vallés there will be Fiamma Bless. This was communicated by the RFEF. The player is one of the starters for the Montse Tomé team, champions of the Nations League last February. Although he did not participate in these two seasons, he signed for Atlético de Madrid, with whom he performed well.
