BARCELONA – Ronald Araújo, as reported by Barcelona in a medical statement, suffers a sprained left ankle of the scope did not inform the Barça club but that worries within the entity to the point that, being virtually ruled out by the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League final against PSG on the 16th, it could affect him in the face of the return leg to be played in Paris on March 10.
The first examination that the Uruguayan center-back underwent this Monday in Barcelona confirmed the existence of a strong sprain, not ruling out that he could have another bone involvement that would aggravate the injury and prolong his period of absence until at least a month, with which Ronald Koeman could not count on him, in the worst case, up to a total of nine games, five in the league, the Champions League qualifier against PSG and the Copa del Rey semifinal King against Sevilla, the first leg will be played this Wednesday and the return match will be played at the Camp Nou on March 3.
The league matches affected would be those that Barça will have to play against Alabès, Cádiz, Elche, Sevilla and Osasuna.
Araújo, who the coach did not reserve on Sunday against Betis (he did leave out of the starting eleven Messi, De Jong and Pedri), barely played the first 12 minutes of the game, leaving the field with strong samples of pain that already ventured the gravity of the situation and that leave the azulgrana equipment very touched in its defense.
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The Uruguayan defender, made indisputable by Koeman, joins the loss of Gerard Piqué, injured since November and who surprisingly made great progress in his recovery … But the reappearance next week against PSG is too hasty.
In this way the coach could only count on Lenglet, Umtiti and Mingueza in the center of the defense … Not forgetting that Sergi Roberto’s loss leaves Sergiño Dest alone as an available right winger and that the young American defender continues with discomfort, so it would not be ruled out that Mingueza should return to the band and only the French pair remain to play in the center of the defense.