Real Madrid Star Suffers Same Injury Uncertainty As Lamine Yamal

Real Madrid announced connected Monday greeting that teenage attacker Franco Mastantuono has been diagnosed pinch a hernia that will time off him sidelined for an undefined play of time.

Only arriving astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu successful August aft he turned 18, having played astatine nan summer’s Club World Cup pinch erstwhile squad River Plate, Mastantuono has quickly established himself arsenic Xabi Alonso’s preferred starter connected nan correct wing.

The young Argentine doesn’t often complete afloat matches, typically replaced astatine immoderate constituent during nan 2nd half, but has been named successful nan lineup 7 times retired of 11 successful La Liga alone, keeping nan much elder Rodrygo locked successful a backup domiciled up to now.

But Mastantuono, who had earlier withdrawn from October world duty pinch his country, is now group for a play of clip retired of action. Real Madrid’s connection did not connection immoderate estimate connected his apt absence timeframe, different than aesculapian unit will show his progress.

Franco Mastantuono has suffered an injury. / Angel Martinez/Getty Images

Athletes tin usually retrieve faster from hernias than astir normal people, but it will still require Mastantuono to remainder and resume activities pinch caution.

This is nan aforesaid rumor which has plagued Barcelona’s 18-year-old gem Lamine Yamal successful caller weeks, forcing nan Spain world to miss 5 games successful a six-match spell for Barcelona betwixt September and October. There are concerns that Yamal whitethorn moreover beryllium forced to acquisition room connected an rumor which is still bothering him.

Real Madrid, for what it’s worth, are conveying a consciousness of “optimism” astir Mastantuono’s injury, per AS. Ensuring that nan condition, besides known arsenic pubalgia, is treated decently now is important, to debar it becoming a persistent semipermanent problem.

Rodrygo could return arsenic a starter. / Denis Doyle/Getty Images

Mastantuono is guaranteed to miss this week’s Champions League gathering pinch Liverpool at Anfield, which is simply a rustle for him to beryllium ruled retired of specified a blockbuster lucifer astatine this early shape of his career.

Alonso will beryllium without 1 of nan players he has regularly counted connected truthful acold this season, but it does coming Rodrygo will a chance to reclaim nan spot he has lost.

Prior to Carlo Ancelotti changing statement to accommodate nan presence of Jude Bellingham successful 2023, and past accrued title from Kylian Mbappé signing successful 2024, Rodrygo was playing nan champion shot of his profession arsenic Real Madrid’s starting correct winger. Even pinch Alonso utilizing a 4-3-3, nan Brazilian hasn’t been capable to consistently play successful his champion position because of Mastantuono.

Although title for nan spot is location from Brahim Díaz, it is perchance an opportunity for Rodrygo to get immoderate matches nether his loop and efficaciously beryllium himself each complete again.

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