O Barcelona confirmed, this Friday, an injury to Sergiño Dest. In this way, the right side will certainly be out of the classic against the Real Madridscheduled for Sunday, at 20:00 (Brasília time), at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, for the 29th round of the Spanish Championship.
According to a statement from the club, the American player was diagnosed with an “injury to the femoral biceps of the left thigh”. In addition, “your evolution of it will mark the availability for the next games”.
Barça did not disclose a recovery time for the full-back. However, according to the Spanish newspaper Sports world, Dest can stay off lawns for about three weeks.
Sergiño Dest is having a good time under the command of coach Xavi Hernández and has been playing more regularly – he was a starter, for example, in the two qualifying matches against Galatasaray, in the round of 16 of the Europa League.
already the quarter final matches, against Eintracht Frankfurt, will be held on the 7th and 14th of April. The presence of the defender is not guaranteed for this phase of the continental competition.
As the main name for the right side, Xavi has the experienced Daniel Alves – he, however, was not registered in the Europa League. Óscar Mingueza and defender Ronald Araújo are the other options for the position.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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