Real Madrid will sweat in Spain about the fitness of Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez for the rest of the domestic campaign before a summer that is dominated by the Club World Cup.
The duo hobbled on Sunday afternoon in the final phase of Madrid’s chaotic 4: 3 defeat against Barcelona and has since confirmed its injuries in official statements by the Spanish giants.
In Vinicius, a “sprain in his left ankle” was diagnosed, while Vazquez “recorded a violation of the pectinus muscle in his left thigh”.
Marca It was quickly reported that Vinicius will be brought out to Mallorca for the potentially decisive league game on Wednesday. If Madrid has not won a victory on the island, Barcelona will compete against Espanyol against Espanyol against Espanyol on Thursday without denying the Catalan derby against Espanyol. The Spanish outlet claims that there is doubts as to whether Vinicius could recover on May 25th for Madrid’s final league at home in Real Sociedad.
If there are concerns about Vinicius’ fitness -and without domestic titles for which it has to be left -Madrid will probably completely recover her Brazilian striker before entering the World Cup in June. At that time, according to Carlo Ancelotti’s appointment in Brazil, Xabi Alonso took on the role of the head coach.
There was a more optimistic timeline in relation AS. While the veteran full-back will probably also expose the trip to the Balearic Islands during the week, he should be “90%” for the league meeting next weekend with Seville.
It remains to be seen how committed Vazquez will be at the World Cup of the Summer Clubs. The five -time winner of the Champions League will be 34 years old on the same day when he will be a free agent on July 1st. This date falls in the middle of the extended tournament, although Madrid has the opportunity to agree a mini extension with Vazquez – and any other player with a discontinued contract – to cover the entire competition.