The day after the great victory over the Barcelona in the Cup semifinal that must be endorsed by the Seville in the second leg, it was marked by the news of Óscar Rodríguez's discharge from training. The midfielder has been out for a month with a muscle injury that has also been linked to positive for Covid-19, although the club had not communicated this aspect, which was revealed by himself Julen lopetegui at the post-game press conference.
The player from Talavera de la Reina has not played since January 16, when he played a few minutes against his former team, Leganés, in the round of 16 of the Cup del Rey in the Wanda Metropolitano. He suffered a muscle injury that has prevented him from being in the seven subsequent meetings, but also a positive for coronavirus that has forced him to remain in quarantine at home.
However, unlike other positives, such as Gudelj, Munir, Koundé, Bono, Carlos Fernández or, the last, Diego Carlos, Sevilla did not publicly communicate that the player was infected, so it was a surprise. The player was infected during his recovery and the club did not issue any medical report to justify his absences in the calls.
The former Real Madrid youth squad joined the group this Thursday, while they are still in the infirmary Jesús Navas, Marcos Acuña and Lucas Ocampos after the hard tackle he suffered from Let me before him Getafe.