Terrible news for him Real Madrid. The torment of injuries continues and is accompanied by a serious problem for Eder Military. To the Brazilian central defender He was diagnosed with a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to both menisci of his right leg.
Militao was injured in the 27th minute, when he was going to finish a free kick, and in the Osasuna area his knee got stuck and he fell to the grass with clear gestures of pain. His teammates quickly called doctors and the Brazilian central defender was evacuated on a stretcher.
The Brazilian international defender suffered a serious knee injury on the opening day of La Liga last season on August 12 at Saint Mames. And he returned healed from the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on March 31, also against Athletic in the championship duel.
An image that hurts 💔 Militao’s cries of pain 😞
He holds the back of his knee and has to leave on a stretcher #LALIGAenDAZN pic.twitter.com/qHBCUEPOqH
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Ancelotti lacks defenders in a group which has not been reinforced with the departure of Nachos Fernandezin which he lost Danny Carvajal due to a serious knee injury and is still awaiting recovery David To rent out.
The Italian coach opted for the youth team Raoul Asencio replacing Militao, in front Jesus Vallejo. It was the Castilla footballer who helped Bellingham in goal 2-0.
Rodrygo and Lucas, also KO
It was a tragic first half for Real Madrid against Osasuna, despite scoring two goals. Vinicius and Bellingham. Before Militao’s mishap, Ancelotti had already had to remove one of his players from the field due to injury. Was Rodrygowho just returned to the starting lineup after recently overcoming a problem with his left biceps femoris.
Rodrygo was injured again, but on the opposite leg, and Ancelotti had no choice but to eliminate him and put Brahim Díaz in his place. The Brazilian striker, injured in the right femoral, left the field alone, limping and trying to hide the tears on his face with his jersey. He was then depressed on the bench with his teammates.
To make matters worse, towards the end of the first part, Luke Vazquez He also experienced muscular problems and requested to be moved to the bench. The situation was extreme, since his change left Madrid without any more substitutions for the rest of the match, exhausting all three windows. He risked the white bench, leaving the Galician on the field, with a cumbersome bandage on one of his thighs, to wait for the break and make the change.
And so it was. Lucas Vázquez, suffering from left adductor problems after the first tests, did not enter the field in the second half and left Modric instead. The Croatian positioned himself in the center of the field and faith Valverde He moved his position backwards.
