Araujo will play with a mask against Girona

2023-12-07 10:08:42

He was injured against Atlético. Ronald Araujo was injured in the first half, but he completed the game. He received an involuntary blow from Marcos Llorente, the red and white player, when the Uruguayan defender threw himself onto the Montjuïc grass to snatch the ball and cut off the red and white player’s advance, which caused a small fracture in his face. Nothing transpired from that mishap, which was uncovered by the newspaper Sport.

Araujo ended up playing the 90 minutes of a decisive match for Barça, which could not allow Madrid and Girona to slip further away in the standings. Now they have four points, after João Félix’s valuable goal. And on Sunday the duel takes place in Montjuïc between the second placed team, Míchel’s team with 34 points, and Xavi’s team, which has achieved 30.

The mask of Puyol and Gavi

Despite that small fracture he suffers from in his right jaw, Araujo is willing to play this Sunday. He will do it, yes, protected with a mask, as if he were Carles Puyol, the defender with whom he is most related and not only because of his position – both are central – because of his character resistant to all kinds of problems. EITHER like Gavi, as soon as he joined the first team, in August 2021 and, more recently, to protect himself from the tear he suffered in an ear.

The heels of Marcos Llorente’s boot involuntarily hit Araujo’s face, who had to be treated. The tension and significance of the match made the Uruguayan continue on the field, thinking it was just a simple blow, and he resisted the pain.

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Hours later, and upon the team’s return to training, the club’s doctors noticed that small fracture in the right jaw. But Araujo made it clear from the beginning that he wanted to play. And that’s why he will put on a mask. The team already suffers against Girona the loss of another central defender, Iñigo Martínez, who was also injured against Atlético, but in the warm-up.

Until now, Barça has not made any statement about the physical condition of one of its captains.