Apart from the result, the worst of the defeat against Napoli on the second day of the Europa League group stage was Aritz Elustondo's injury while doing warm-up exercises with the rest of the players who were starters in Anoeta. That gave the opportunity to Modibo Sagnan to be a starter in a big game of Europe, and to show that, although with room for improvement, you can already have a place in this Royal Society. The worst was feared with the injury of Aritz Elustondo, Imanol came to speak of a fiber break, which would have put their participation in the games that remain until the league break at risk, but in the end the worst forecasts have not been fulfilled, and the Beasain center-back only suffers a muscle contracture.
“Aritz Elustondo suffers a contracture in the right rectus femoris. In the tests carried out, no relevant structural injuries were observed”reveals the medical report issued by the physicians of the Real society. It is not bad news, far from it. But it's true that even so Aritz elustondo is ruled out for the match of this league day in Balaídos against Celta Vigo. Although the fact that it does not have a break allows him to harbor hopes of being able to recover for the game of Europa League next Thursday against him AZ Alkmaar in Anoeta.
It will be necessary to see how it supplies such a sensitive absence Imanol Sheriff, which he had found in the central pair Normand-Aritz life insurance for your defense. Against him Naples The Frenchman Modibo Sagnan started, almost without heating up. He took advantage of his opportunity well, because after a hesitant start, he then settled on the pitch, and despite the fact that in the Italian team's goal the ball hits him in the head and modifies the trajectory with a fatal result, it can be said that the French presented credentials to be a good alternative from now on. In the call for Vigo will also have to enter the defenders of the subsidiary Aritz Arambarri and Jon Pacheco, to cover any contingency. The problem is that Pacheco He will not be able to play in Vigo because he is also injured, suffers a “stress fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal” and will have a conservative treatment of a certain duration. And you have to remember that the other resource for the axis behind, Igor Zubeldia, still injured, and there is no specific date for his return.