Barcelona’s Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo suffers a strain in the internal lateral ligament of his right knee and the Barça club does not venture to determine the period he will be out of action.
The Barcelona player was injured three minutes into the match that Xavi Hernández’s team played last night and won against Unión Deportiva Las Palmas (1-2). The player on loan from Manchester City tried to continue after noticing problems with his knee, but he was limping and was not able to continue on the pitch.
This Friday morning, the winger underwent medical tests that determined the existence of a strain in the ligament and therefore ruled out a more serious injury, to the relief of the Blaugrana fans, who feared the worst. after Gavi’s serious injury.
Thus, the Portuguese’s presence in this Sunday’s cup match in Barbastro is completely ruled out and he is in doubt for the Spanish Super Cup, which will be played next week in Saudi Arabia.
Bad news for Xavi, who still cannot count on a good handful of players who are still in the infirmary, most of them undisputed starters for the Terrassa coach: Iñigo Martínez (hamstring), Pedri (muscle injury), Ter Stegen and Marcos Alonso , both of whom underwent back surgery, and Gavi, who tore his cruciate ligaments in November. Of all of them, the one with the best chance of being available for the Super Cup is the Basque defender, who is already returning to training with the group.
