Araújo, serious doubt for Napoli due to discomfort in the soleus

Right now all eyes are on Ronald Araújo, since the Uruguayan center-back was unable to finish the match in the derby due to discomfort in the soleus of his left leg. In fact, the international couldn’t even come out in the second half, being replaced by Eric Garcia.

In the absence of evidence confirming the extent of the injury, the player is a serious doubt for Thursday’s game against Napoli. Araújo has already appeared on the field with a visible bag of ice in the affected area, so it seems clear that the problem can go much further than a simple overload.

In any case, it will not be until after the tests when the player can know exactly the time of loss, although it seems very complicated that it can be recovered in four days. And it is that in this case comparisons cannot be made with the injury he suffered in his hand and his miraculous recovery, since now the injury is in his leg.

Thus, Xavi’s misfortune with the central defenders continues, since Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet are now joined by Ronald Araújo, so he only has two healthy central defenders: Gerard Piqué and Eric Garcia.