Operating room for Araújo

The worst forecasts with Ronald Araújo were confirmed. The Uruguayan center-back will be intervened this Friday by specialist Xavier Mir from “A fracture in the second and third metacarpal of the right hand”, according to the medical report. The exact prognosis of the injury will not be known until after the intervention, although in the club they already speak directly from 3 to 4 weeks to reappear, having the Europa League tie against Naples on the horizon.

Much less serious is the injury to Frenkie de Jong, who suffers an elongation in the soleus of the left leg. In his case, it is a safe loss against Granada and His participation in the Super Cup against Real Madrid on January 12 is very doubtful today.

Thus, two more setbacks to add to this troubled season, where Barcelona does not stop accumulating casualties among injured, positive for COVID and sanctioned. In any case, for Granada it could recover up to seven players as a minimum, which could be one more as they come out negative from the tests. In principle, Memphis and Ansu will be discharged this Friday, as well as Pedri, if he tests negative in the PCR test. Luuk de Jong will also return, after serving one of the two Copa sanction matches. From here, It is expected that Umtiti and Lenglet have already recovered from their gastric indisposition, as well as have Ferran Torres, pending not only to be discharged, but also to be negative and to be registered.