MADRID (Spain): Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde is likely to be out for a month after he sustained a shin injury, the club confirmed on Monday.
Valverde came off in the second half of Madrid’s 4-1 defeat by Valencia on Sunday and will now not join up with Uruguay for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Brazil.
“Following tests carried out on our player, Federico Valverde, by Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a fracture in the posterior tibial bone in his right leg. His recovery will continue to be assessed,” Madrid said in a statement.
