Injury
La Liga
Valverde, hurt, leaves Clásico early
Summarised by MatchPal
Valverde played through discomfort from a first-half challenge but was substituted at 60 minutes with a right-leg injury.
Fede Valverde suffered a right-leg injury during Real Madrid's Clásico against Barcelona. The Uruguayan midfielder was hurt in an aggressive challenge with Cancelo in the first half but attempted to continue playing. He returned for the second half as right-back but was unable to complete the match, being substituted by Denzel Dumfries at the 60-minute mark. Valverde left the field on his own but showed clear signs of discomfort.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at mundodeportivo.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
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F. Valverde Dipetta
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UK timesStrong4 reports from 3 outlets. First reported by Diario AS, Sun 20:58.
- Fabrizio Romano
- Diario AS
- Mundo Deportivo
- Fede Valverde: "I had a lot of pain in my leg, but hopefully I'm not injured"Fabrizio Romano
- Valverde: "I had a lot of pain in my leg, but hopefully I'm not injured"Fabrizio Romano
- Valverde, hurt, leaves Clásico earlyMundo DeportivoThis article
- Valverde leaves injuredDiario AS
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