Everything points to Real Madrid having to face their crucial game against Inter Milan at San Siro, on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m., without its main attack figure. Benzema returned to complete solo training this Monday, combining gym and grass and touching the ball, but without working with teammates. Unless a miracle that allows him to exercise tomorrow without problems with the rest, he will not enter the call or travel to Milan, which will leave Zidane again with a single nine to face the shock: Mariano Díaz.
Benzema left the last game before the national team break that just happened, against Valencia at the Mestalla, with muscle discomfort in the left adductor muscle. He underwent tests to see the extent of the injury, but Madrid did not issue a statement on the matter, it is not clear if by decision of the club or at the request of the player (it would not be the first to ask that his medical reports not be published). But he already missed the visit to Villarreal last Saturday, which ended with a 1-1 draw, and it looks like he won't be in Milan either. Without Jovic, positive for COVID-19 on his return from the concentration of the Serbian national team, Madrid will have to cope only with Mariano (who scored in Villarreal and has excellent white numbers) in a clash in which a good part of their chances of going to the second round of the Champions is played. A defeat could be fatal.
Neither Militao nor Casemiro
Neither Militao nor Casemiro were in white training. The two had allegedly overcome their respective COVID-19 infections, but in the tests prior to the visit to Villarreal they offered an indeterminate result that forced them to confine them again, waiting for a new negative to confirm that they are free of the disease. disease. Those tests were done this morning, but the results are not yet available. (PCR takes about 8-10 hours) and therefore remain isolated.
Hazard and Asensio, during Real Madrid training.
Odriozola jumped onto the pitch to work alone, which is an advance in the recovery of the winger, who seemed to be about to return to the group weeks ago, but relapsed and has needed more work in the gym and with the recuperators. The other two injured whites, Sergio Ramos and Fede Valverde, exercised within the Valdebebas facilities.