FC Barcelona confirms the injury of Héctor Bellerín in the soleus of the left leg
MADRID, 28 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FC Barcelona’s Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo underwent a “successful” operation in Finland this Wednesday for the avulsion of the adductor longus tendon in his right thigh, while Héctor Bellerín suffers an injury to the soleus of his left leg, reported the medical services of the Barca team, which did not offer in both cases estimated time out.
“This intervention has been carried out by Dr. Lasse Lempainen, under the supervision of the Club’s medical services, in Turku (Finland). It is low and its evolution will determine its availability,” said FC Barcelona, which already announced last Monday that the Uruguayan international would finally go through the operating room.
The Uruguayan central defender, who has participated in seven games with Barça at the start of the season, was injured during the international break in the friendly match that his team played against Iran, a duel that he had to abandon in the fifth minute of the game.
After surgery for his avulsion in the right thigh, it is estimated that the player will be out for about three months, so he would miss the World Cup in Qatar, which will be held from November 20 to December 18.
BARÇA CONFIRMS BELLERÍN’S INJURY
The Catalan team has also reported the injury of side Héctor Bellerín, who yesterday suffered “some discomfort” in the soleus of his left leg.
After carrying out more tests to find out the exact extent of the discomfort, the club has confirmed his soleus injury, so he joins the casualties of Memphis Depay, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo and Jules Koundé.
In this way, the Spanish defender could miss some of the crucial matches in the next month of competition with his club, including the important ‘Champions’ matches against Inter Milan and Bayern and the Clásico against Real Madrid in October.