“The area is still swollen, so there is no point in carrying out more exhaustive medical tests yet,” a source from the Uruguayan national football team told MD at midday on Sunday. Ronald Araujo He left the match against Brazil in tears due to a muscle injuryand although there is no official ruling, it is presumed that he may remain on the sidelines for eight weeks.
This America Cup It is a fact that Ronald has already done so. The pre-season with Barcelona will also begin on July 10 under the orders of Hansi Flick. The defender, with the Celeste continuing in the Copa América, was not likely to be able to join on the start date of the pre-season, but in light of this muscle injury, it will take even longer for him to integrate into the dynamics of Barcelona.
The Spanish League will start in mid-August, so if the clinical prognosis is confirmed, Araújo will miss the first few games. The defender was seen walking with some difficulty this afternoon in Las Vegas, when Uruguay boarded the bus to the airport for the frustrated flight to Charlotte, which reinforces the club’s feeling that he has a muscle injury.
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The Barça player had become a bulwark in the defence of Marcelo Bielsa’s team, with a stellar match in the third round of the first round against the United States, and was playing well against the Brazilians, when he got injured while clearing a long ball from one of the full-backs, close to the goal line. His tears almost immediately confirmed that he would be out of the Copa America. And not only that, he was out of action for more than a month.
