Luis Castro Knee Injury: Match Incident Details

As announced by our colleagues from Ouest-France, FC Nantes Castro coach was seriously injured Thursday during a little friendly match with his staff. A suspicion of rupture of the crossed ligament will force the new Nantes coach to take exams quickly.

Usually, it is the coaches that tremble during the international break, fearing to recover an injured player. In Nantes, it is the players who will find their coach out.

As revealed Friday by Ouest-FranceLuis Castro may be seriously injured in the knee in an improvised match played Thursday with staff members. According to the regional media, the ex-Coach of Dunkirk appeared with a splint this Friday during an opposition between his team and Le Mans (1-1).

The fear of a break in the cross ligaments

Luis Castro would suffer from a sprain but the additional examinations could reveal a much more serious injury since a rupture of the crossed ligaments are feared. FC Nantes is 13th in Ligue 1 before facing Nice at the Allianz Riviera in a week.

Ligue 1 coaches are not varnished at the start of an international break. PSG coach Luis Enrique dropped by bike on Friday. He will have an operation for a clavicle fracture, said the Parisian club.

Marcus Cole

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