David Silva will finally be out of Real Sociedad to receive Barcelona this Sunday at the Reale Arena. The Canarian midfielder has been dropped from the squad list after failing to overcome the discomfort he suffers from the strong blow he suffered in the lower back on the last day against Granada. Imanol Alguacil indicated in his previous appearance that he would summon him as long as he pointed out that he could endure the pain of the lumbar contusion, from which he was much better at the end of this week. But in the end it was preferred not to risk and therefore the canary will not be able to play against Barcelona, surely more thinking about not putting his presence at risk in the final of the Copa del Rey on April 3.
Without Silva on the list, and therefore outside the starting eleven, the possibility of reinforcing the midfield with Merino ahead of Illarra and Guevara gains strength. The idea is to strengthen the core to prevent Barcelona from playing comfortable, which accumulates players in the machine room. Although it is not ruled out that Martin Zubimendi plays, who in the end has recovered and has entered the squad list, so he will also be able to attend with the U21 team next week, so he will not be able to be there to prepare the final either. Cup until the day before the La Cartuja game. He has also recovered in time and has entered among the 20 chosen by Imanol to receive Barcelona's Carlos Fernández from Seville, who could not play in Granada due to an overload.
On the other hand, the San Sebastian club has confirmed Jon Guridi's injury, and therefore his almost certain absence in the Seville Cup final. “He has a grade 2 injury to the adductor longus muscle of the left hip, produced during yesterday's training,” he said in the medical report that was released this afternoon. “He has started to be treated through physical therapy. The return to their usual activity will be progressive, depending on the evolution of the clinical picture ”, conclude the royalist doctors.