11/07/2020 5:27 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 11/07/2020 5:27 PM
Barcelona's victory and the smiles at Lionel Messi's goals failed to cover the bad news of the day: Ansu Fati
broke the internal meniscus of his left knee
, as confirmed by tests carried out by the club's medical services
"The tests carried out this afternoon have shown that Ansu Fati has a tear in the internal meniscus of the left knee.
In the next few days the treatment to follow will be determined
," Barcelona reported in a brief statement after the defeat against Real Betis (5 -2).
The player, who has just turned 18, was knocked down in the area by Aissa Mandi, in an action sanctioned with a penalty, which was missed by the French Antoine Griezmann (33).
Although he was treated by the doctors, getting up and ending the first part, Ansu Fati had to be replaced at halftime by Leo Messi and at the end of the match the Dutch coach, Ronald Koeman, said that he had retired due to "some discomfort".
LAST MINUTE‼
The tests carried out this afternoon have shown that Ansu Fati has a tear of the internal meniscus of his left knee.
In the coming days, the treatment to follow will be determined pic.twitter.com/gImKRyxcKD
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) November 7, 2020
Hours later, this injury was confirmed, which could keep him off the pitch for between
four and six weeks
in the most optimistic of cases.
In this way, the Spanish international, who had been called up by Luis Enrique in the last call, will not be able to join his team on Monday for the friendly matches against the Netherlands and the Nations League against Switzerland and Germany.
Ansu Fati is becoming one of Barça's key pieces this season after the departure of Luis Suárez.
The forward has five goals and four assists in the ten games he has played this season (7 in the League and 3 in the Champions League).
With information from agencies
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