Antonio Rüdiger must deal with a serious physical blow. The Central Defender of Real Madrid successfully underwent surgery to treat a partial tear of the external meniscus of his left leg, informs the club in a press release.
The German player, also affected by premature osteoarthritis on both knees, suffered from persistent discomfort. Its unavailability is estimated between six and eight weeks, which means that it will miss the end of the season with Real Madrid, including the fight for the title in Liga and most of the Club World Cup, scheduled for June.
According to the Spanish press, Rüdiger will therefore not repress the grounds this season. In addition to missing the end of the championship and the Club World Cup, it will also be forfeited for the semi-final of the League of Nations between Germany and Portugal, scheduled for June 4. An absence of size for the Germans.
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The defender also risks a heavy disciplinary sanction on the part of the liga after his blood stroke against the referee. According to information from the AS Journal, this is an offense punishable by a suspension ranging from four to twelve games.
For Carlo Ancelotti, complications accumulate. Already deprived of Dani Carvajal and Eder Militão, the Italian technician, whose name insistently returns to the position of Brazil coach, will have to do without his defensive pillar for the last five days of Liga, including a decisive clasico against Barça on May 11.
