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With three days to go until the all-important trip to face Inter in the Champions League, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is sweating over the departure of three players on his absent list, two of whom he hopes will make it to the game and another that will need a miracle.
Casemiro and Eder Militao are two of the players in question. They recently recovered from COVID-19 and will undergo tests on Monday to determine if they will be allowed to travel to Italy.
Casemiro, who tested positive for the first time two weeks ago, tested negative just four days ago. However, the midfielder suffered another setback on Friday when his mandatory LaLiga Santander test yielded an indeterminate result.
Meanwhile, Militao has been out of action since Nov. 2, when he first tested positive.
The Whites are hoping to have the two Brazilian internationals available again for the Inter game, despite the fact that neither of them have been able to train with the group in a long time. Casemiro only partially trained with the team on November 18, while Militao has missed most of the month.
However, if they test negative on Monday, both would become serious options for Zidane against Inter.
The other player Zidane hopes for his progress is Sergio Ramos, although it would take a sports ‘miracle’ to see the captain involved in Milan.
In theory, the muscle injury he suffered in international service against Germany should keep him out for 10 days, but the defender won’t give up in this Champions League match until the plane takes off.
It wouldn’t be the first time that Ramos has recovered faster than expected from a muscle injury and will be working hard until the last minute to make it happen again.
After a disappointing start to the campaign, the game against Inter is huge for Real Madrid and, on these nights, the presence of their captain is also of great importance.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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