The Real Madrid winger completed the session on Tuesday and if the left buttock tear he suffered against Liverpool is unaffected, he could be out of the game against Barca at the Bernabéu.
Good news for Carlo Ancelotti, who could count on Rodrygo for the classic match between Real Madrid and Barça on Thursday at the Santiago Bernabéu, which corresponds to the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The Brazilian winger, who missed last Saturday’s derby against Atlético due to a minor laceration to the left buttock he suffered at Anfield, returned to the group dynamic on Tuesday and completed training with his teammates at Valdebebas Sports City. suffered in the last session, it could be because of the game against the Catalan team.
Rodrygo was forced to retire in the 80th minute of the Real Madrid vs Liverpool match on Tuesday after suffering pain in the left gluteal muscle, and on Thursday he underwent an MRI which confirmed he had suffered a small tear in the left piriformis muscle. . Forecasts pointed to a loss period of around ten days, which would see him miss the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
However, the São Paulo man has been working overtime with Real Madrid’s physiotherapists, working from home to reduce deadlines and the effort seems to have paid off. Rodrygo was not uncomfortable during Tuesday’s session, taking it as a test to gauge his feelings ahead of the Barça trial. If he does not suffer a setback on Wednesday, he will join Carlo Ancelotti’s squad, who would leave David Alaba and Ferland. Mendy as the only members of the white infirmary.
The Chamartín club said on its website that the Austrian centre-back trained in the facilities on Tuesday and is continuing his recovery after he was also injured at Anfield and developed a muscle problem in the distal third of the right femoral biceps that will keep him around a month away from the playing fields. For his part, the French winger has combined work in the gym and on the pitch, showing he has entered the final stretch of his recovery, having been given a month off due to an injury to the semimembranosus muscle in his left leg that he sustained . in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey between Real Madrid and Atlético at the end of January.
Source: La Verdad
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