Bad news never comes alone. The defeat in the Classical (1-3) has been joined by confirmation that Philippe Coutinho finished the match injured. The tests he underwent this Sunday morning confirmed that the player suffers an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg. As usual, the club did not advance any recovery period, but according to AS has learned, the initial forecast is around three weeks.
If these deadlines are confirmed, the player would miss a minimum of four games: Juventus, Alavés, Dinamo Kiev and Betis. As after the game against the Verdiblanco team there is a national team break, Coutinho could be fully recovered for the return to competition: nothing more and nothing less against Atlético de Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on November 21.
The truth is that if every injury is always untimely, in the case of Coutinho even more so, since he was making a great start to the season, being one of the key pieces in the team's offensive game.
So that, Koeman will have two significant casualties for the game against Juventus of Champions this Wednesday, since the confirmed absence of the Brazilian will be joined by that of Gerard Piqué, by suspension, after his expulsion on the first day of the league against Ferencvaros.