Casadó reveals how he tested his collarbone with Adama Traoré: "There's nothing riskier"

Casadó returned after 48 days from a fractured collarbone, ahead of the three-month prognosis, testing his recovery in training with Adama Traoré.

Marc Casadó, 23, has recovered from a fractured right collarbone and returned to action for Deportivo against Espanyol on Saturday, just 48 days after the injury — well ahead of the initial three-month recovery estimate.

Casadó explained his accelerated return in a press conference on Thursday, revealing he had tested his collarbone's readiness in training by engaging in full contact work with Adama Traoré. "I remember the first full training session with the team, I was colliding and throwing myself to the ground with Adama the whole time, and I told him: there's nothing in a match that could be riskier than this," he said.

Despite the precaution, he noticed opponents targeting the injury area during his Espanyol debut: "I felt that from the moment I came on the pitch they were looking for that zone a bit. I understand it, it's also the cunning side of football."

Casadó admitted he had been determined to shorten the recovery timeline from the start. When told surgery would sideline him for three months, he was skeptical. He even had to be held back from returning earlier against Osasuna. He confirmed the collarbone now feels "perfect" and "like new."

He will face Barcelona, the club that loaned him to Deportivo, on November 29 at Riazor, and confirmed he can play despite being a Barcelona player, as his contract contains no clause preventing him from facing the club.