MADRID, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's already bad injury crisis has got worse with the confirmation from the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) that central defender Eder Militao has suffered a muscle injury in training.
"Militao felt problems in his right thigh after training... and a scan has detected a small muscle injury," informed the CBF, adding that Militao has been allowed to return to Spain for treatment.
The injury leaves Antonio Rudiger as Real Madrid's only fit central defender, while Aurelien Tchouameni, who covered in the role last season, is among the other injured players.
Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos and Jesus Vallejo and David Alaba complete an injury list that leaves Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti short of first team players to cover in central midfield and central defense for the visit to play Real Sociedad when LaLiga returns to action next weekend. ■
