Rodrygo, injured. Again. It happened slightly after a quarter of an hour, running, just like that. It wasn’t a blow or a shot. Bad luck. He stayed rooted to the grass, looked at the bench and asked for a change. Tests confirm that he has an injury to the right rectus femoris; a muscle belonging to the quadriceps. And a different area than the one that had just healed (he was just returning to the starting lineup after an injury to the hamstrings in his right leg). The player put his hands over his face and walked to the bench near the spot crying. Very touched. He will be out for at least a month.
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When he got to the bench, he broke down. The players surrounded him, showing him affection. But it’s of little use. It was his chance and he knew it: Rodrygo returned to the starting lineup after two games (he missed the Clásico and was a substitute against Milan). This Saturday should serve as an argument to reinforce that the team must play with three in attack and not two. That ownership should be his, even if that means not playing with four midfielders. Tears refer to helplessness.
Second injury
And it is not being an easy season for him: It is his second injury, after missing the Classic with a small break in the ischium of his right leg. There have been 15 games, with three goals and two assists. However, it is not common for muscle discomfort to interrupt your pace. Before this course, You have to go back to February 2023 to find an injury that prevented him from playing. At that time it was a hip problem and he only missed one game. Since then, some minor discomfort and rest, but always without seriousness.
No stoppage with Brazil
Last year, without going any further, he spent almost 5,000 minutes between Madrid and Brazil, playing 69 games and resting in only four. With the white elastic he played 3,707′, the third most. But now, he will have to stop again. Rodrygo was called up by Brazil to play against Venezuela and Uruguay, but he will not be able to go. This injury, at least, will keep him out for a month. Minimum. Medical tests have confirmed it.
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Lucas Vázquez, adductor
In addition to Militao (right knee) and Rodrygo himself (right rectus femoris), Lucas Vázquez has also been injured. Flood on wet, on a nightmarish Saturday. Worthy of an evil eye. The full-back threw himself onto the grass after half an hour, asking for a change. I couldn’t. It is the left adductor. But the situation was already so dramatic (there were two breaks), that the coaching staff opted for an emergency remedy: placing a cumbersome bandage that would allow him to last, at least, until the break.
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It happened, but in a bad way. Lucas Vázquez returned to the grass, barely able to run, unable to hit. Positioning himself as a right winger (Valverde served as a full-back) and being a practically testimonial footballer. When the break arrived, a change: Modric came on, leaving Valverde as the definitive right back. It is worth remembering that neither David Jiménez, nor Loren, nor Fortea entered this call. None. The situation indicates that they will have to do it sooner rather than later. Lucas Vázquez’s case will be, at least, three weeks. It is feasible that it will leave after a month. That’s the arch. Injury to the left adductor.
Fortea Moment
And it is already out of obligation. Without Carvajal and without Lucas Vázquez, there are no right backs. And without Militao, that wild card also falls. A destruction. In the short term the solution has been to place Valverde there, but it is a patch. The reality is that everything points to a promotion by decree of some youth player, being Fort the best positioned (he already trains with the seniors, but has not yet made his debut in a call). The other options would be David Jiménez and Loren. There may be few games, if they stay in three weeks, but Butarque y Anfield They are almost ruled out for Lucas. Next to nothing.
