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Real Madrid captain Valverde out for weeks with ankle injury from derby
September 22, 2026 at 01:58 PM
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MAMasrawy
ريال مدريد يكشف تفاصيل إصابة فالفيردي ومدة عودته إلى الملاعب | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
خسائر الديربي تتوالى.. إصابة قوية تبعد قائد ريال مدريد عن الملاعب لأسابيع
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YKYalla Kora
يعود بعد التوقف الدولي.. ريال مدريد يكشف طبيعة إصابة فالفيردي
(opens the publisher’s site)Real Madrid confirmed Tuesday that captain Federico Valverde suffered a grade 3 left ankle sprain during the weekend's derby loss to Atletico Madrid.
- Real Madrid announced that medical tests confirmed Valverde's grade 3 left ankle sprain, with recovery estimated at two to three weeks.
- The injury resulted from a Kang-in Lee challenge in the first half of the 1-2 derby defeat, for which no card was shown.
- Coach Jose Mourinho criticized the match officiating, singling out the challenge on Valverde.
- Valverde will miss Uruguay's friendlies against Japan, South Korea, and India after Real Madrid informed the federation of his absence.
- Medical opinions indicate a more severe sprain could sideline Valverde for up to six weeks.
- Valverde faces a doubtful status for Real Madrid's next La Liga match against Villarreal.
- Valverde's absence from Uruguay's friendlies came during his first call-up under new coach Diego Forlan.