Piqué suffers a knee sprain, pending further tests

Matchday 10

The injury occurred in an attack by Atlético, in which Argentine Ángel Correa, who had been stumbled by Jordi Alba, fell on the right knee of the Catalan central defender, which quickly showed signs of a lot of pain

Gerard Piqué, after retiring from the game injured.
Gerard Piqué, after retiring from the game injured. / AFP
EFE Barcelona

Sunday, 22 November 2020, 00:36

Barcelona center-back Gerard Piqué, who retired injured in the right knee in the 62nd minute of the game against Atlético de Madrid (1-0), suffered «a right knee sprain“Although it is” pending further tests, “according to the Barça club. «Gerard Piqué has a sprained right knee. Pending more tests to know the exact extent of the injury, “clarified Barcelona through the social network Twitter.

Piqué’s injury occurred in an Atlético attack, in which the Argentine Ángel Correa, who had been stumbled by Jordi Alba, fell on Piqué’s right knee and quickly hit signs of much pain. The Barcelona center-back walked away but without bending the knee right, and was quickly replaced by the American Sergiño Dest.

For its part, Barcelona reported that Sergi Roberto, who was injured after a shot on goal in the final moments, suffers’ a muscle injury to rectus femoris of the right thigh ”, and is also awaiting further tests to find out the exact extent of the injury.

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