Real Madrid feared the injury that Federico Valverde found for the Copa Del Rey semi-final against Real Sociedad for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey could be more serious than a report in Spain claimed.
It was known in the structure of the game, a 1-0 win in Madrid that Valverde was left out of the squad, and manager Carlo Ancelotti was the midfielder for a break after an intensive run of minutes in the starting line-up.
Accordingly RelevoThis omission may not be an easy break for Valverde and there are concerns that it may need a long time on the side to recover.
It is believed that Valverde has played pain for a few weeks after a number of injuries from other players in the Ancelotti squad left in numbers. He was used as an emergency defender in the recent excursions after Lucas Vazquez had lost, while Aurelia Tchouamenis filled time as a central defender Valverde in midfield.
There are fears that he may have pushed himself too far and Madrid is doing everything now to recover Valverde as soon as possible.
His commitment to the game of this weekend against Real Betis is highly unlikely, but perhaps worried that Madrid is concerned that Valverde will not compete against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League on March 4.
Ancelotti has already lost a midfielder. The resident Dani Ceballos is on the side with a thigh injury for two months, and Madrid does everything to make sure Valverde does not follow him.