PSG’s press release regarding Marquinhos does not reassure at all about the state of health of the Brazilian defender and captain.
When will Marquinhos return? Not in the short term if we stick to what Paris Saint-Germain said on Saturday about the state of health of the central defender and captain of the Ligue 1 leaders. Due to persistent pain in the Achilles tendon, Marquinhos is receiving appropriate treatment. He will be left to rest for the next few days », Explains the press release from the Parisian club.
The Brazilian international, whose last match dates back almost a month (February 17), is therefore forfeited for PSG-Reims, a match scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. and counting for the 25th day of Ligue 1. And we can already consider the absence of Marquinhos, three days later still at home, during the late round of 16 of the Coupe de France against OGC Nice.
Beraldo, the next Marquinhos?
Without its captain, PSG evolved with several defensive formulas concerning the hinge. Against Stade Rennais (1-1, 23rd day), the experienced Danilo Pereira was associated with the young Beraldo. In Monaco (0-0), the Portuguese absent, the Brazilian paired up with Nordi Mukiele.
Tuesday evening, on the pitch of Real Sociedad in the 8th return of the Champions League (1-2), the axis was provided by Lucas Hernandez and Beraldo. The latter, who arrived at PSG during the winter transfer window, has a good chance of getting a new start against Stade de Reims.
