Sevilla, Spain – Na wah o! Na just one minute into dem match, César Azpilicueta don dey clutch hin groin area like say e catch serious wahala. E no fit continue, and matter don turn as Matías Almeyda need to make change wey go come early for im first substitutions. Na wah! (Bros no wan collect injury as we dey talk!)
After the match don end, Jan Virgili, hin teammate, come console am. Soon after, doctors start to check am out. Dem do some tests wey show say na hin adductors on top hin left thigh don dey vex. Official report wey come out from Sevilla FC on October 19 no talk about how serious the injury be, but dem just say César dey “pending evolution”. Meaning sey we go still dey look as wahala dey unfold.
For real, dem talk say he go dey sidelined for like three weeks. We don know say Azpilicueta na crucial player for the coach structure, wey dey play as both right-back and center-back. He don help Matías since e start hin journey with the team, but now e don face new challenge. Almeyda go dey think quick on how to fill that gap. Options wey remain na Fábio Cardoso, Ramón Martínez, or Kike Salas. Tanguy Nianzou still dey out, so dem no even go get chance to use am. (Chai! Injury don’t be like bad friend!)
Now, make we shift our attention to Alexis Sánchez. Na another gist wey dey come up. Matías Almeyda talk say Sánchez no fit start against RCD Mallorca because of small wahala wey e get with hin nerve. But, make we no panic, because he enter the match in the 71st minute and still do well. Omo, dem gree am reduce hin workload for training this week as dem dey plan to prepare am for the match against Real Sociedad for Anoeta, wey go occur next week.
Sánchez dey try to play am safe due to hin past injuries. E no wan come add another threat to hin health again. So, e go dey train lightly this week, hoping sey hin ready to perform when dem need am. As dem dey plan, other players like Alfon González and Joan Jordán prepare to come back too. Alfon dey fight to recover from hin ankle sprain wey happen September 20, while Jordán don recover from hin operation, just dey work to build back hin fitness.
Na now, Sevilla FC dey face one tough road ahead. With injury crisis wey don enter the team, no be time to lax o. They need to keep their game sharp and maintain dey competitive edge as they dey navigate through this critical period of fixtures. (Omo, I just dey pray for dem no be like wetin we don see before!)
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