You’ve already noticed something strange in your muscles during the gamper. However, Ronald Araujo managed to complete the 90 minutes against Getafe on the first match day of the League, already reassigned to his new role as right-back as he replaced Xavi Koundé as centre-back. And now, as Barça were preparing for their debut at Montjuïc, the Uruguayan defender suffered “an injury to the femoral biceps of his left leg,” according to the Barça club.
The time he should be outside was not specified, but initial estimates suggest Araujo will be out for a month. Barcelona did not want to give any more clues about the Uruguayan player’s physical condition, explaining that “his development will determine his suitability”.
Invent a new right wing
Because of this, Xavi lacked the right flank with which he played his first match at Getafe (0-0) last Sunday. He loses Araujo due to injury and Raphinha due to suspension (a two-match suspension by the Competition Committee), which forces the coach to find a resolution for Sunday. The Uruguayan had those muscle problems last season already.
He suffered up to four mishaps, the most serious of which came when he suffered “a rupture of the long adductor tendon of the right thigh” while training with the Uruguay team at the end of September. It happened in the first minute of the friendly match against Iran.
Approximately 70 days of leave and 16 matches in the stands caused controversy even between the Uruguayan federation, which called the football player to the World Cup, and Barça. He was invited but didn’t even debut.
He was Qatar’s defender, but remained untouched. Barça’s plan with Araujo is that he can reappear after the league break. In other words, they will miss the duel with Cádiz, the visit to the Villarreal field (20 Sunday, 17:30), the trip to Pamplona (27 Sunday, 21:00) to meet Osasuna. Xavi wants him to turn against Betis in Montjuïc (Sunday 17 September).