Real Madrid, the defending champion, lost the efforts of its Brazilian players, striker Rodrigo and defender Eder Militao, in the first half of its match against Osasuna, on Saturday, in the 13th stage of the Spanish Football League.
Rodrigo finally returned after a thigh muscle injury against Borussia Dortmund on the 22nd of last month, but he left the field crying in the 20th minute as it appeared that his injury was not minor.
Spanish media revealed that Rodrigo will be absent for about a month.
For his part, his compatriot Militao was carried out after 6 minutes after suffering an injury to his right knee.
Tests showed that Militao suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to the cartilage in the knee of his right leg, and the player will undergo surgery in the coming days. Expectations indicate that Militao will be absent from the field for about 9 months.
In August 2023, Militao suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the opening match of the local league of last season against Athletic Bilbao.
The match also witnessed the injury of right-back Lucas Vasques, but he returned to the field to continue playing, but he will be absent from the field for 3 weeks.
Vinicius Junior scored 3 goals (a hat-trick) to lead his team, Real Madrid, to return to the path of victories, and beat its guest, Osasuna, 4-0.
Real Madrid ended the first half ahead with two clean goals, scored by Vinicius Junior in the 34th minute and Bellingham in the 42nd minute.
In the second half, Vinicius scored his second goal and Real Madrid’s third in the 61st minute, before scoring the third goal (hat-trick) and Real Madrid’s fourth in the 64th minute.
