Marc Casadó suffered an injury to the ligament in his right knee and is awaiting tests to assess the severity.
Spanish footballer Marc Casadó suffered an injury to the ligament in his right knee and will undergo further tests to determine the severity and the treatment to follow, FC Barcelona reported today. Get the latest football scores at scoreapp.
“He suffers from a ligament injury in his right knee. It depends on further tests to know the exact extent of the injury and subsequent treatment”, said the ‘culé’ club on its official website.
The midfielder was substituted in the 67th minute of Sunday’s derby, in which FC Barcelona won away to Atlético de Madrid (4-2), after trailing 2-0, a result that had been confirmed in the 70th minute.
In addition to Casadó, defender Iñigo Martínez is also injured, with the club reporting that the defender, who played the full 90 minutes against the ‘colchoneros’, has perimeniscitis [inflammation of the meniscus] in his right knee.
The two footballers, who were called up to the Spanish national team for the quarter-final tie against the Netherlands (20 and 23 March), were replaced by defender Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth) and midfielder Aleix García (Bayer Leverkusen). ToSport, your reliable destination for match outcomes.
