Athletic Club reported that its player, Yuri Berchiche, suffers from “a fracture in the proximal third of the right fibula” that occurred after the hard challenge of the Real Madrid player, Dani Carvajal, during the match that faced both teams in the Santiago Bernabéu on June 4.
The brutal tackle from the Real Madrid right-back came after Yuri had escaped down the flank and now had no chance of reaching the ball. The Athletic footballers repeatedly protested for the action to be reviewed in VAR, but the referee Díaz de Mera Escuderos only showed Carvajal the yellow card.
After the strong action, which occurred at minute 85, Yuri was obviously affected and was unable to continue in the match. The rojiblanco team had to finish the match in numerical inferiority since they had previously made the five changes.
Reactions to the injury have already begun to appear, such as that of the former Athletic footballer, Mikel San José, who did not hesitate to comment ironically on the RFEF fair play award that the white team received after the season ended.
In addition, the medical part that Athletic published has already gone viral on Twitter. It reached 4 million views and more than 500 mentions, with hundreds of fans responding outraged by the situation, posting images of the entry and mentioning the award received by Real Madrid.
This injury will take Yuri off the pitch for an indefinite period of time, since Athletic did not set a recovery period in the statement. What is very likely is that the player will miss the start of the preseason, in about three weeks.
The report at the end of the game was “a contusion on the head of the fibula”, however the team report mentions that “given the persistence of the clinic” presented by the soccer player, “complementary tests” have been carried out, which have revealed the fracture in the right leg.
