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Total imbroglio! Éder Militão experienced a frustrating round trip between Spain and Brazil, to say the least. After playing the last twenty minutes of the match between Real Madrid and Villarreal (2-0), the Brazilian defender immediately took the plane to join the Brazilian selection in São Paulo, for the qualifying matches for the World Cup. World Cup 2026 against Chile and Peru. However, a situation that was, to say the least, absurd then occurred. Despite Real Madrid’s prior communication to the Brazilian medical services regarding a slight injury to Militão’s left thigh, the Seleção staff did not take this information into account, authorizing the player to travel. It was only upon his arrival that medical examinations confirmed this injury, reported in advance by the Madrid club.
Faced with these results, the Brazilian Federation forfeited the defender, replacing him with Fabrício Bruno, Flamengo player. Militão, for his part, had to fly back to Spain to treat his injury, contracted during the Madrid derby against Atlético. This unnecessary back and forth could have been avoided if Real Madrid’s warnings had been taken seriously earlier. The Spanish club has also officially communicated on the state of health of its player: “After the tests carried out on our player Éder Militão by the medical services of Real Madrid, he was diagnosed with a muscular injury to the quadriceps of the left leg. Evolution in progress. », his return is expected for the match between his team and Celta Vigo.
To summarize
While Eder Militao returned from Brazil due to an injury, the Spanish club officially communicated on the state of health of his player: “After the tests carried out on our player Éder Militão by the medical services of Real Madrid, he was diagnosed with a muscle injury in the quadriceps of his left leg. Evolution in progress. »
