Barcelona will travel to Turin with a serious contingency in the central axis of their defense. And it is that Ronald Koeman He will only have two centrals to prepare for the game against Juventus, since to the already known casualties of Gerard Piqué, suspended, and Samuel Umtiti, down since last July 4, has joined at the last minute the injury of the subsidiary's central defender, Oscar Mingueza, who this Sunday suffered a small tear in the hamstring in his left leg that will leave him a minimum of two weeks off the pitch, the club reported today in a statement.
The added problem in the Champions League is that only the affiliate players previously registered by the club before the start of the competition can participate. And in the case of the centrals, the bet had been Óscar Mingueza. That means that Koeman will not be able to use the rest of the team's players who could play in this position such as Ramos Mingo or Igor do not meet the minimum requirement of having a minimum of two years in the club.
Thus, Barcelona will only have two centers available to travel to Turin. Cast touching wood, so that neither Clement Lenglet nor Ronald Araújo suffer any impediment in the next two training sessions, which prevents them from participating in the game against Juventus.
Players like Frenkie De Jong or even Sergio Busquets could be the only alternatives that Koeman would have to play in the central axis of the defense, if your contest is finally needed.