The Uruguayan Mathias Oliveraleft side of Napleswill be close to two months break after suffering a knee injury this Saturday in the match against Atalanta. Napoli visit Real Madrid this coming Wednesday in a match on the fifth day of the Champions League group stage.
When Olivera was replaced, Naples feared the worst. The gestures and the hands on the knees scared us a rupture of the cruciate ligament that the club has thrown away this Sunday after the medical examinations that the Uruguayan international underwent.
“Mathias Olivera underwent clinical and instrumental tests that showed a second degree damage in the medial collateral ligament of his left knee,” Naples reported in a statement.
The damage, therefore, is less serious than expected and estimated recovery time of approximately two months.
Of course, Naples now has problem on his left side. Before him Atalanta Brazilian Juan Jesús had to replace him despite being central as Portuguese Mario Rui was also injured.
The team of ‘azzurro’, current champion of the ‘Scudetto’, can be strengthened in winter market due to the delay suffered in the left lane.
Source: La Verdad
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