By Miguel Rapetti
When it seemed that Real Madrid was once again finding its way after the 2-0 victory against Las Palmas this Wednesday, the bad news began to arrive after the injuries to center backs David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger were confirmed.
The person in charge of confirming the information was the technical director of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, who spoke at a press conference about the ailments of Alaba, who was replaced in the 41st minute by Lucas Vásquez, and about Rüdiger who completed the match but ended with discomfort .
In the case of the Austrian left-hander, the strategist revealed that he suffered an abductor injury and will immediately become absent for the Merengues’ next match against the Spanish LaLiga leader, Girona, while the tall German defender is in doubt for said game.
“Rüdiger is a little injured, we think it is a knock and he thinks he will be fine for Saturday’s game. Alaba has an abductor problem and he will not be there,” Ancelotti commented.
Despite the bad news, he wanted to contribute a bit of positivity to the moment by pointing out that it is important to have Mendy, who returned to action against Las Palmas, and Carvajal who will be available for the next matchday.
The injury problems at Real Madrid are not new and come from the previous season, but since the first day of 2023-2024 it has been an ordeal that the White board and its coach have suffered.
From the injury in the early stages of the season for their main reference Vinícius Jr., through physical discomfort of the new signings Brahim Díaz and Arda Güller, as well as the torn cruciate ligament of the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and the center back Eder Militao, They have especially compromised the team’s starting defense.
Before closing the press conference, Ancelotti was encouraged to confirm that the centre-back pair they have available is Rüdiger and Nacho Fernández, which is why he was encouraged to talk about the youth team at Real Madrid Castilla and the need they will have to lend a hand. the youth players.
“At the moment we have the centre-backs, they will be Rüdiger and Nacho who have finished the game. Let’s see how they recover. Marvel and Carrillo from the quarry have coached with us. They are very good. We don’t have another option at the moment. We have to evaluate Rüdiger but I think he will be fine,” he concluded.