It’s an uncertainty that could keep Blaugrana supporters in suspense. Exited due to injury in the 36th minute of play and replaced by Gavi immediately, the Dutch midfielder, Xavi Hernandez’s indisputable starter since the start of the season, could already miss the next games of the current Liga leader, before the Madrid derby this Sunday evening between Real and Atlético. The club had already communicated on the nature of the injury, specifying that it is a “lesion of the distal tibio-peroneal syndesmosis of the right ankle.” And according to the Spanish press, this physical problem should keep the 26-year-old away for several weeks.
And to believe the Mundo Deportivo, the question is already being asked about the uncertainty of seeing him return to the professional group by October 28, the date of the first Clasico of the season against the rival Merengue. The Catalan daily adds that the medical staff does not rule out the possibility of seeing its 52-cap international (2 goals) return to the training grounds by the end of next month, thanks to a “conservative treatment” planned under the direction of doctor Ricard Pruna, who could even consider “an anesthetic infiltration”, even if the club does not wish to take any risks. In the meantime, Barça’s number 21 will miss several matches in the league (Mallorca, Sevilla, Granada, Bilbao) and in the Champions League (Porto and Shakhtar).
