Suárez's 'not impossible' challenge: playing the match against Napoli

For Luis Suárez, the coronavirus crisis has opened a door that a few weeks ago was totally unthinkable: helping the team overcome the knockout round of the Champions League against Naples. The Uruguayan forward, who will recover from his home from today under the supervision of a recuperator and by express recommendation of the club, is advancing by leaps and bounds from his Meniscus injury of the right knee, which was operated in mid-January. In fact, right now he already has a continuous career in the field and has started to touch the ball.

The initial forecast set by the doctors was four months, but the latest news points to an advance of two to three weeks on his return, so It could be available for the end of April. That means, that in The league, the player could be available for Atlético de Madrid in the Camp Nou, which will be played the weekend of April 25/26. If confirmed, Suarez would only miss three more matches before reappearing, waiting to know the dates of the postponed matches of Majorca Y Leganes: Seville, Athletic Y Celtic.

Regarding the Champions, taking into account that the UEFA The date for the second leg match against Napoli at the Camp Nou has not yet been decided and that the decision is likely to last for several more weeks, pending the remission of the pandemic in Europe, the unexpected option could be opened that Luis Suárez could arrive on time for the Champions League match.

Obviously, everything will depend on the date set by the highest European body, but if he finally decides to delay the competition and start it in mid-April, a difficult option would be opened, but not impossible, so that Luis Suárez could, at least, enter in the announcement.

An oxygen balloon for Quique Setién, especially considering the numerous casualties that will count for the match. If there are no more setbacks, at least four: one due to injury, Ousmane Dembélé, two more due to suspension, Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal, and one last for not being registered in the Champions League, Martin Braithwaite.

Suárez's presence, accompanied by Griezmann Y Messi in the attack, it would be an epiphany for the Blaugrana aspirations, in a season as convulsive as it was depressing in many aspects.

Two players who will arrive recovered when the competition restarts will be Sergi Roberto and Arthur Melo. The first one already did a training session with the group this Thursday, so he will take advantage of the break due to the coronavirus crisis to finish recovering from his injury to the adductors, while the second, who came very just to the match against Naples , to the point that he was seriously considering infiltrating his ankle, he will now have two weeks to improve his injury and return in perfect condition.