Something has Madrid that has made Mariano fragile. Before donning the first team jersey, his medical history did not record no injuryWhat's more, he went to Lyon in 2017 with a clean curriculum. But it was back to the Bernabéu in 2018 and everything started to go wrong. The forward entered through the front door like the return of a crack: he came from doing 21 goals in France and to peek into the selection debate. But the problems would begin.
Ten, neither more nor less than ten injuries he has suffered since his return. In the 2018-19 season he suffered four: two muscle aches, sciatica pain and a groin injury. They all made him miss 18 games (That year he played 19 and scored four goals, his best record for white). The following season, 2019-20, would be even more concerning, as he was injured five times: three contusion injuries, a sprained ankle and a clot in the sole of the foot. In total, that year missed 13 games (He only played 7 and scored a goal, in the Classic against Barcelona).
His first campaign with the first team, this season 2016-17Just before embarking for France, Mariano did not understand what the word 'infirmary' meant. He played 14 games in which he scored five goals, four in the Cultural Cup and an epic one in the comeback (3-2) against Deportivo de la Coruña at the Bernabéu. Nor was injured on any occasion. That day, already with Zidane on the bench, he felt for the first time the warmth of the white arena. And dazzled. But with the passage of time it has lost its shine.
Mariano, during a match with Madrid.
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He 'file 24' it is still entrenched and the market is dying. He feels qualified to play for Madrid and does not lower his arms, but Zizou does not think alike. The player's will directly collides with that of the coach, generating a conflict that sends the striker to the bench – or even to the stands – day after day. This season has already started with a 'bad leg': on July 27 he gave positive for coronavirus and in early September he suffered a trauma.
Tonsillitis operated
On September 16, he underwent an operation for tonsillitis. Since that day, the player rests at his private home recovering and has not set foot on Valdebebas again. The medical authorities, consulted by AS, confirm that recovering from such treatment takes between 10 and 14 days, so your return to routine should be near. But he still doesn't feel fit to go back to training.Not even in the gym at the Ciudad Deportiva.
Mariano points to the sky after scoring in the Clásico against Barcelona.
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Ten goals and ten injuries
The analysis of his three seasons at Madrid is enigmatic. In total he has already suffered ten injuries and two casualties due to force majeure (Covid-19 and tonsillitis) that have made him miss 37 games, almost an entire season and only three less than he has played (40). The positive note, the goal, does not shine enough to dazzle: 10 in three seasons. He has played between all 1,005 competitions, so goes to one goal every 100 '. They are figures much better than those of Jovic (The Serbian has played 877 'in white and scored two goals, one every 438') and that those Foreman (1,247 'with the first team and seven goals, one every 178'). But Zidane prefers Luka, as he also prefers Borja.